Student group opposes Oklahoma legislation to block undocumented immigrants from tuition break

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT
Published: March 17, 2011

A group of Tulsa college and high school students urged lawmakers Wednesday to defeat measures that would prohibit undocumented students from qualifying for state-funded scholarships or in-state tuition.

They received a tough civics lesson as the Senate passed Senate Bill 683, which would require a student to be lawfully present in the U.S. to be eligible to receive scholarships, financial aid or resident tuition. It n...


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