Claim: "This is the only state in the country that bypassed the General Assembly to authorize ."
Fact-check: Rhode Island state Rep. Doreen Costa says that Rhode Island is the only state that approved in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants without passing a law.
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Alex Kuffner
Date published: 2012-04-05T00:00:00