Republicans in Colorado are giving a boost to a bill offering illegal immigrants a chance at in-state tuition.
The tuition proposal is nearing its final lap in the Legislature as the House plans to debate the measure Tuesday. Similar bills have cleared the Senate in recent years, but stalled in the House.
This year the House is under Democratic control, and Republican support is not needed to get the measure to the governor's desk. But this year's version has attracted unprecedented Republican support.
The measure gives Colorado residents in-state tuition regardless of immigration status. Students who aren't here legally would have to pursue citizenship to receive the tuition.
Immigrant tuition hits farthest point in Colo.
POSTED: 06:28 AM MST Mar 05, 2013
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