Birdwell bill targets non-US citizen tuition at Texas colleges
Source: baylorlariat.co Posted By: Len W...4100 days ago
Edilsa Lopez is 22 years old, about to graduate from college and fielding several job offers.
She credits her success to her work ethic — she has held two jobs to support herself and three siblings — and a 12-year-old Texas law that lets people like her pay a lower, resident tuition rate at public colleges and universities.
Lopez is an undocumented immigrant, a group that no longer would be eligible for resident tuition under several bills before the Texas Legislature. She sees the bills as....