Colorado State gives $1,500 checks to undocumented students despite $100M budget shortfall

DENVER — Colorado State University, which is anticipating a $100 million revenue hit from the shutdown, is handing out $1,500 checks to illegal immigrants to help support them during the novel coronavirus crisis.

CSU spokesman Mike Hooker said that 218 undocumented students have received $1,500 checks–totaling $327,000–from “state, institutional, and …