Immigration Law and International Aid

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<p>[Foreign</a> students hit colleges with concerns about Ind. immigration law’s effect on tuition aid - chicagotribune.com](<a href=“http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/sns-ap-in--immigrationlaw-foreignstudents,0,6862359.story]Foreign”>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/sns-ap-in--immigrationlaw-foreignstudents,0,6862359.story)</p>

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International students worried about Indiana’s new immigration law are flooding universities with questions about whether they’ll still be eligible for financial aid that helps pay for their U.S. educations.</p>

<p>The law that took effect July 1 states that “public assistance” for postsecondary education is only available to U.S. residents or “qualified aliens.” International students using the F or J visa aren’t included in the definition of qualified alien.</p>

<p>Republican state Sen. Mike Delph tells The Star press the law was designed only to target illegal immigrants and that it isn’t meant for foreign students who are here legally.

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