The California law will make it cheaper for some students in Mexico to attend US colleges.

SAN DIEGO (CUCI) — A California bill will make it cheaper for some students in Mexico to attend colleges in the United States.

Assemblyman David Alvarez (D-San Diego) introduced Assembly Bill 91 to make it easier for students in Mexico to attend college in California.

AB-91 will create a five-year pilot program allowing low-income students living in Mexico, within 45 miles of the California border, to pay in-state tuition to attend one of seven campuses in San Diego and Imperial Valley counties. College Assn.

Immigration Attorney Esther Valdez Clayton smashed the bill with KUSI’s Lauren Finney on Good Morning San Diego.