Longtime Residents Not Allowed In-State Tuition
Illegal immigrants do not qualify for federal financial aid, and those living in Rhode Island, as in 39 other states, do not qualify for in-state tuition at public universities. Since out-of-state tuition is about three times as high as in-state, many young immigrants forgo higher education.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/09/education/09teacher.html?_r=1&ref=us