Allowing Florida's Dreamers to access in-state tuition has not resulted in financial losses for the state. Instead, it has generated millions in revenue for higher education institutions, according to the non-partisan Florida Policy Institute (FPI).
In a recent blog post, FPI highlighted that if Florida were to eliminate out-of-state fee waivers for undocumented students, as proposed under SB 90 and SB 244, "Florida’s institutions, as a whole, could lose out on nearly $15 million in tuition and fees, plus additional losses from locking Dreamers out of economic opportunity and Florida’s economy losing skilled labor."
"Tuition fairness benefits everyone —the state, our higher education institutions, and Florida families, both documented and undocumented," said Sadaf Knight, CEO of FPI. "If the Florida Legislature values fostering economic opportunity and attracting business and capital to our state, they will reject Senate Bills 90 and 244."
FPI is an independent organization dedicated to advancing policies that improve economic mobility and quality of life for all Floridians.