Immigrant Students Again Seek Access To Financial Aid

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Immigrant students without legal status in the United States are again urging Connecticut legislators to make them eligible for institutional financial assistance at state-run colleges and universities.
This marks the fifth year that legislation has been proposed to make immigrant students eligible for financial aid funded by tuition payments from all students. Opponents have said the bill sends the wrong message.
Students and their supporters told the General Assem