Immigrant youth, who have been educated in our public schools but lack status, are required to pay out-of-state or international tuition rates (up to four times the in-state rate). They are overwhelmingly from low-income, hardworking families, often with substantial responsibilities to contribute to family income, but lack access to both federal and state student financial aid. This combination effectively denies some of our most ambitious and talented high school graduates from continuing their education and contributing to the Massachusetts economy.

(Framing credit to the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition)