Public Policy Issues Continued Poverty (Cont'd.) – Contrast those facts to an Education Trust Report, indicating that 75 % of students from the top income quartile receive a Bachelor's degree by age 24 Immigrants – Youth who are brought to this country by their parents and graduate from high school here need to pay in-state tuition at our public colleges and universities – Immigrant students will stay, work, and contribute to our communities – This is a potential source of skilled labor that our country cannot afford to waste
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