This article reports on a federal legislation that may chart a new course for states considering whether to grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrant students. Experts say college attendance by undocumented students would be much higher if they did not have the added burden of financing public education at out-of-state or foreign student tuition rates. Because of their undocumented status, they are unable to qualify for federal, and in many cases, state financial aid. Immigration advocates say the brightest hope for undocumented students could result from passage of federal immigration reform legislation that would ease their path to legal residency. As of mid-May, the comprehensive immigration reform bills in both chambers of the U.S. Congress included provisions of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2007, a legal residency bill that has languished in past Congresses. According to DREAM Act provisions, students who have completed high school and at least two years of college or military service could obtain permanent legal residency. Another key DREAM Act provision would reverse a 1996 federal law that prohibits a state from offering in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants unless that state offers it to all of their enrolled U.S. citizens. Despite the staunch opposition faced by the DREAM Act in the past, immigration reform advocates believe the measure has a strong chance of passing this year as part of comprehensive immigration reform legislation. Advocates, however, caution that even with Democrats in control of both houses of Congress, 2007 represents a critical year for comprehensive reform because it is believed neither political party will want to make it a central issue in the 2008 presidential election season.