In-state Tuition for DACA Students Stays

June 30, 2017

Regents keep in-state tuition rate for 'dreamers' despite court rulingBy Howard Fischer Capitol Media ServicesJun 29, 2017PHOENIX — “Dreamers” at the state’s three universities will continue to pay the same tuition as other Arizona residents, at least for now, despite a court ruling.The Arizona Board of Regents voted Thursday to continue its policy of interpreting Arizona law to say that those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are entitled to the same legal — and financial — considerations as anyone else who meets state residency requirements.DACA, created in 2012 by the Obama administration, allows people who arrived in this...