Florida Bans Undocumented Students From State Colleges | Tampa News

Florida’s Board of Governors just slammed the door shut on undocumented students enrolling in state universities starting next fall — a move that could impact up to 8,000 “Dreamers” who’ve called Florida home since childhood. While education advocates fiercely oppose the rule, calling it unfair and exclusionary, Governor DeSantis and Lt. Gov. Collins stand firm, arguing taxpayers shouldn’t fund education for those without legal status. This isn’t new — similar restrictions already hit community colleges, and a vote looms to extend the ban to vocational schools. For thousands of young Floridians, the future of higher education just got dramatically more uncertain. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4e2db9bfac8fdb69