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No Citizenship May Mean No College for Some Longtime Arkansas Residentsnew

As a graduate of an Arkansas high school, Cecilia might have been eligible for in-state tuition until recently. The state high school diploma signaled residency; state schools are not required to gather information on citizenship from applicants. Then, after an AP article reported that undocumented students might be enrolled as residents, Gov. Mike Beebe directed the state Department of Higher Education to make sure colleges had stopped the practice.
Arkansas Times  |  Leslie Newell Peacock  |  07-11-2008  |  Immigration

The Time of The Immigrantnew

Perceptions of The Immigrant vary, to say the least. But all agree that The Immigrant is numerous and growing in number, and that in one way or another, he's changing the face of Arkansas.
Arkansas Times  |  Doug Smith  |  01-24-2008  |  Immigration

Border Statenew

The support network struggles to catch up with Arkansas’s status as a prime destination for Latino immigrants.
Arkansas Times  |  Warwick Sabin  |  06-27-2005  |  Immigration

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