Wisconsin: Hispanic students want in-state tuition rates

State Senator Spencer Coggs (D-Milwaukee) says he fully supports the bill and hopes it passes soon. Undocumented students shouldn't be charged more for an education. That's the talk at the state capitol this week. Students say they are unable to afford the cost of non-resident tuition, and they shouldn't be denied in-state tuition fees or state and federal financial aid just because they are illegal residents. Xavier Marquez is president of the Students United for Immigrant Rights in Racine. He read testimony from a friend. "We learn in school that everyone is equal in America. We immigrant students love our country the United States as much as the one we came from. We grew up here most of our lives and have become Americans. To be denied the opportunity to go to college because we can't afford it is denying us the American dream. We have worked hard and paid our dues. Shouldn't we have the same opportunity as other students?" Coggs said,  "We would charge you what we would charge any Wisconsin resident for tuition to go here so that you can become a productive citizen, so that you can become a success story, so that you can become part of the American dream." [more]