N.Y. Governor Backs Plan to Help Some Illegal Immigrants

Gov. George E. Pataki of New York announced in April that he supports enacting state legislation to allow some immigrants who have attended New York high schools but are in the United States illegally to pay in-state tuition rates at the state's two public-university systems.

The statement by the Republican governor was cheered by students and faculty members who want to change tuition policies to help immigrants attend the City University of New York and the State University of New

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