VIDEO: A plea to support legislation allowing undocumented students to receive in-state tuition

 
Erendira Méndez, a Greensboro resident who works at Faith Action International, tells Winston-Salem City Council about her experience coming to the United States as a child with undocumented parents, and trying to pursue educational opportunities for herself and for her daughter. Méndez was part of a group of people who urged the council to pass a resolution in support of legislation allowing undocumented students to receive in-state tuition at North Carolina universities and community colleges during the public comment period on Monday night.

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Undocumented youth seek in-state tuition resolution from Winston-Salem council

El Cambio, a Yadkin County-based group dedicated to advancing the rights of undocumented youth that has built strong alliances with LGBT activists, plans to bring a delegation of high school students to City Hall in Winston-Salem tonight.

The organization is seeking a resolution from city council in support of in-state tuition for undocumented students at state universities and community colleges. The NC General Assembly ultimately decides that question. The group plans to address city council during the public comment period. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.