How many immigrants have taken advantage of the state Dream Act?

State Office of Higher Education Director Larry Pogemiller gives his reaction in the Minnesota Daily to OHE data showing that so far 160 unauthorized immigrants -- instead of the 600-plus that had been estimated publicly -- have applied for tuition- and aid breaks under the recently passed Minnesota Dream Act:

“I think internally we always knew this wasn’t going to be that large of a group of people."

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