A group of immigrant students brought to the United States illegally as children are fighting to pay in-state-tuition at Georgia’s public colleges. The students have temporary permission to stay in the country under President Barack Obama’s 2012 deferred action program, but the Georgia university system’s Board of Regents requires them to pay out-of-state tuition.
The students took their case all the way to the Georgia Supreme Court, which heard arguments earlier this month.
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