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	"author_name": "Student Immigrant Movement (SIM)",
	"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/stories-inspiring-movements-sim",
	"title": "Support Tuition Equity in MA! ",
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	"description": "THE PROBLEM Currently, in MA undocumented students are considered international students and have to pay out-of-state tuition rates to go to public colleges/universities. Additionally, undocumented students are not eligible for state financial aid. Out-of-state tuition rates are double (or even four times) the amount of in-state tuition rates, creating a systemic financial barrier that has left a significant amount of the immigrant population without the opportunity to continue their education. THE SOLUTION Three bills, S.817, S.836, and H.1281, are currently before the Legislature, as well as in the Senate Budget, S.2400, which is presently before the conference committee which all propose a solution to this problem. If passed, either through the state budget or legislature, these bills would allow undocumented students to qualify for in-state tuition at MA public colleges and universities if they&#x27;ve attended a MA high school for at least three years and graduated or obtained their GED here. The Senate bills would also extend eligibility for state financial aid. At least 23 other states and D.C. have already implemented policies to provide in-state tuition to undocumented students, and 17 states and D.C. have also extended state financial aid. Join us in the fight for Tuition Equity and take action with us!",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/support-tuition-equity-in-ma"
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