Gov. Newsom has signed a law allowing low-income Mexican residents who live near the border to be eligible for in-state tuition at community colleges.
SACRAMENTO -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law Friday to make low-income Mexican residents living near the border eligible for in-state tuition rates at certain community colleges.The legislation applies to low-income Mexicans who live within 45 miles of the California-Mexico border and want to attend a participating community college in Southern California. It is a pilot program that will launch next year and run until 2029.
'This pilot program can unlock a significant untapped resource to prepare a more diverse population among our workforce,' Alvarez said in a statement.Mark Sanchez, president of Southwestern College in Chula Vista, a California city about 7 miles from the border, said many students at the school split their time between the two countries.'Without this pilot, we risk everything in terms of loss of talent,' he said at the hearing.
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