Boston pays for illegal immigrants' college tuition with federal stimulus money
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced a financial expansion of the Tuition-Free Community College Plan, which will now cover up to three years of college tuition for illegal immigrants.
Of the $4 million investment that funds this expansion, $1 million was invested by the Community Funding Project and $3 million comes from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Georgia Lucas '23 | North Carolina Campus Correspondent
April 14, 2023, 9:06 am ET
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced a financial expansion of the Tuition-Free Community College Plan, which will now cover up to three years of college tuition for illegal immigrants.
"The City of Boston will be partnering with an immigrant-serving organization to provide support directly to undocumented students seeking to take advantage of the program," a city press release states.
The six Boston Community Colleges participating in the initiative are Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, Bunker Hill Community College, Massasoit Community College, MassBay Community College, Roxbury Community College, and Urban College of Boston.
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