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Feb 16, 2023

Arizona advocates win national recognition for work on Proposition 308

An Arizona nonprofit was honored here Tuesday for its push to win in-state tuition for students who were brought to this country illegally as children, a change that organizers said has moved the state from an “epicenter of hate toward immigrants into an epicenter of hope.”

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Nov 15, 2022

Passage of Proposition 308 makes college affordable for undocumented students

The passage of Proposition 308 undoes the passage of Proposition 300, a measure which barred undocumented students from accessing in-state tuition in 2006 and reflects a shifting sentiment on immigration in Arizona.  

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Nov 3, 2022

Republicans split on whether to support Prop. 308 

Yes on 308, the campaign pushing the ballot measure to secure in-state college tuition for undocumented students, has touted Republican support from the start.  

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Oct 6, 2022

Arizona weighing in-state tuition rate for some non-citizens

Arizona voters this November will decide whether to allow students, regardless of their immigration status, to obtain financial aid and cheaper in-state tuition at state universities and community colleges.

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Aug 26, 2022

Two DACA recipients work for nonprofit advocating for Prop 308

Two Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients have transformed trauma into hope and action.

Jun 10, 2021

Campaign to give DREAMers in-state tuition begins

Supporters of a ballot measure to let immigrants living in Arizona without authorization pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities have formed a political action committee to get their message out.

May 14, 2021

‘Dreamers’ ready in quest for in-state tuition

Now, she and other advocates are gearing up for a campaign to convince voters next year that making it possible for young people who are in the U.S. without legal status to attend college is both the right thing to do for those individuals and benefits the state as a whole.

May 10, 2021

Proposal to give ‘Dreamers’ in-state tuition goes to ballot

Arizona voters will decide in November 2022 whether immigrants in this country illegally who are Arizona residents should be allowed to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities.

May 6, 2021

GOP lawmaker revives in-state tuition for ‘Dreamers’ 

A ballot measure that could let Arizona “Dreamers” pay in-state tuition to attend universities and community colleges was unexpectedly revived in the House of Representatives on May 5 and could pass on May 10.

Feb 16, 2021

In-state tuition for Dreamers 1 step closer

A Senate panel took the first steps Tuesday to reversing a policy that denies in-state tuition to "dreamers'' at state universities and community colleges.

May 22, 2020

Plight of ‘dreamers’ looms as Supreme Court decides their fate

While the nation’s focus is rightfully on the COVID-19 crisis, another crisis is looming for a large group of young people. Dreamers are living a nightmare as they wait for the federal government to act on their status.

Feb 11, 2020

GOP lawmaker proposes legislation to allow ‘dreamers’ in-state tuition

Parting ways with party members, a Prescott Republican wants to allow "dreamers'' who attend Arizona colleges and universities to pay the same in-state tuition as any other resident.