Migrant law blocks benefits
"Proposition 300 cost Silvia, an ASU junior who asked that her last name not be used, an academic scholarship of $5,000, she said. That's enough to cover in-state tuition for a full school year. Her tuition has tripled. Now, she will shell out close to $18,000 for next years' tuition.
Silvia lined up $16,000 in private scholarships, not covered under the law, to help make up the difference.
"They took away my scholarship, they increased my tuition. But it doesn't matter what obstacles come in my way," said Silvia, 20, whose parents brought her to the U.S. from Mexico as a young child. "If I really, really want an education, I can get it, no matter what proposition or what laws get passed."
YVONNE WINGETT and MATTHEW BENSON in the Arizona Republic.