Virginia Senate legislation designed to give in-state tuition to undocumented childhood arrivals was defeated last week by a Health and Education Committee vote of 6-7.
Senate Bill 249, patroned by Sen. Donald McEachin (D-Richmond) and known as the Virginia DREAM Act, sparked heated rhetoric on whether state or federal legislators should be held responsible for immigration-related measures.
Legislators from both parties and both houses of the General Assembly gathered Tuesday to highlight more than 20 bills that they say would improve higher education in Virginia