Center for Public Policy Priorities2018-07-162018-07-162017-03-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83988Texas has a strong tradition of embracing immigrant culture and leading the nation with commonsense policies, such as the Texas Dream Act, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2001 and championed by then-Governor Rick Perry. This report illustrates that by extending in-state tuition and grant eligibility to residents of the state who are not U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents, the Texas Dream Act provides a pathway to opportunity critical to our continued economic prosperity.application/pdfen-USCreative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalTexas Dream ActEducation, Higher--United StatesUniversities and colleges--United Statesundocumented studentsReporthttps://forabettertexas.org/images/EO_2017_TxDreamAct_FactSheet.pdf