A proposal under consideration by the Florida Legislature to phase out the Florida tuition break for Dreamers is unjust and shortsighted.
For a decade in Florida, the Dreamers — the undocumented children brought to this country illegally by their parents — have had the opportunity to receive a more affordable education at state colleges and universities under a 2014 law that allows them to pay in-state tuition fees offered to Florida residents.
Of course, the undocumented Dreamers, though granted the right to work and temporarily remain in the U.S. through the DACA policy, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, are not Florida residents…