"You have kids growing up in the state of New Jersey who are really smart," he said. “But instead of growing up to be doctors or lawyers or engineers, they can’t afford college, and they do something that doesn’t reflect their abilities.”
That’s why the state panel on immigration convened by Gov. Jon Corzine recommended undocumented immigrant students who live in New Jersey be treated as state residents for tuition purposes. Under most of the proposals that have been made over the years, none of which have made it very far in the state Legislature, undocumented students with a high school diploma would be eligible if they attended a high school in the state for three years.
