States Take Lead On Immigration Reform

States Take Lead On Immigration Reform
Sign in favor of immigration reform are on display outside Judson Memorial Church on West 4th Street in New York CIty on June 5th, 2010.For pictures from pro immigration rallies see my coverage of a protest near City Hall on May 1st in this set and from a rally in Union Square on the same date in this set.For more New York shots, please see my New York Collection © 2010 Jens Schott Knudsen | blog.pamhule.com | Twitter: @jensschott
Sign in favor of immigration reform are on display outside Judson Memorial Church on West 4th Street in New York CIty on June 5th, 2010.For pictures from pro immigration rallies see my coverage of a protest near City Hall on May 1st in this set and from a rally in Union Square on the same date in this set.For more New York shots, please see my New York Collection © 2010 Jens Schott Knudsen | blog.pamhule.com | Twitter: @jensschott

While Congress mulls an immigration overhaul, state legislatures across the country are passing bills aimed at integrating illegal immigrants rather than cracking down on them.

Last week, New Jersey joined at least 18 states in approving laws or policies allowing undocumented youngsters to pay in-state college tuition, rather than the higher out-of-state rate. Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, said at a bill-signing that the measure would maximize the investment the state has made in undocumented students, whose K-12 schooling is financed by New Jersey taxpayers.

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