Nevada
New bill could make college more affordable for DACA students in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — On Tuesday, lawmakers heard a invoice that would make school extra reasonably priced for DACA recipients.
Good Morning Las Vegas anchor, Justin Hiton, spoke with assemblyman Reuben D’Silva after he filed AB 226.
D’Silva mentioned the invoice would enable these college students to obtain in-state tuition charges in the event that they reside in Nevada for 12 months, like anybody else.
“What we actually want is complete immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship in my sturdy opinion,” D’Silva mentioned. “However this can be a repair now for a number of thousand of us who could also be contemplating getting a school schooling in Nevada.”
He hopes it’ll get handed by the democrat-controlled legislative physique. If it passes, it could go into impact in July.