Executive Council Statement
In Support of In-State Tuition for Undocumented Youth, Active Service Members and Veterans
… strong support for the DREAM Act—a piece of federal legislation that would provide hard-working immigrant students a path to legal status. We noted then that the bill is about children who have grown up in the United States, attended local … members and veterans to qualify for in-state college tuition. Not surprisingly, these laws have become a target of right-wing extremists connected to groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)—the very same organizations … children who were brought to the United States by their parents through no fault of their own, and who are making the right choices in order to lead productive lives. These young people live in our communities, attend our schools and pray in …