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Ill. May Extend Access to Higher Education for Undocumented Immigrants

Story air date: Monday, May 30, 2011

Undocumented college student Jorge Herrera rallies with students and Dream Act supporters in Los Angeles.

Lawmakers in Springfield have passed legislation to expand access to higher education for undocumented immigrants. It now heads to Gov. Pat Quinn, who has said he would sign the measure into law. As Illinois Public Media’s Sean Powers reports, this isn’t the first time the state has considered how far it should go to accommodate people who have come to this country illegally.

(AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

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