Without the waivers, the undocumented students’ tuition rate would be tripled or quadrupled to out-of-state rates.

The Florida Senate voted Thursday to pass sweeping immigration legislation. The legislation aims to make several major changes, including: Read: Required death penalty sought in immigration plan • Make it a state-level crime to knowingly enter into Florida illegally • Deny bail and raise penalties for undocumented immigrants who commit a crime • Appropriate $250 million for local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration law • It would also slash in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants Read: New York isn’t alone when it comes to granting driver’s licenses to immigrants without legal status Democrats also attempted to pass last-minute amendments to the legislation.