Inside Higher Ed:
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California has vetoed legislation that would have allowed some undocumented students to apply for state financial aid. Current California law lets undocumented students pay resident tuition rates at public colleges if the students graduated from a California high school, attended a California high school for three years, and indicate that they have applied for legal status. The legislation that Schwarzenegger vetoed would have also given those students the right to apply for financial aid. In his veto message, Schwarzenegger said that the state doesn’t have enough money for legal residents’ aid so it would be inappropriate to add more students. Supporters of the legislation said that the state stands only to gain by making it easier for undocumented students who have lived in the state for years, and who will probably continue to do so, to get the best possible education.
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