Washington State Approves Financial Aid For Undocumented Students

At Washington's state capitol in Olympia, a Mariachi band played yesterday after Democratic Governor Jay Inslee signed the "Real Hope Act."

The law makes Washington the fourth state to allow undocumented students to receive state-funded financial aid. It's also stirring controversy because the aid program is already underfunded.

From the Here & Now Contributors Network, Austin Jenkins of Northwest News Network explains.