Saturday, November 20, 2010

California Illegal immigrants get in-state tuition benefit

Illegal immigrants who have attended at least three years of high school in California are still eligible to attend state universities at the in-state tuition rate, claims the CA Supreme Court. Supporters of immigrant causes have trumpeted the landmark legal protection. Legal residents who pay more for tuition when they move from one state to another – in an entirely legal manner – are rather upset regarding the in-state tuition judgment, though. Article resource – Illegal immigrants get in-state tuition rate in California by Personal Money Store.

In-state tuition protection creating history with records

The law in the nation hasn't ever been challenged before in this way as the CA court's protection of in-state college tuition eligibility for undocumented immigrants is going through. In addition to California, nine other states currently allow illegal immigrants to receive in-state college tuition if they have attended at least three years of high school within the state. Much more is paid by students who don't meet this requirement until they’re able to become residents of the state where the college is located with a state college.

Resistance will not create modify with high costs

In-state college tuition is something that students who are within the country legally ought to be given. This benefit isn't something that ought to go to undocumented workers. Illegal immigrants pay $23,000 less a year on academics because of the in-state college tuition benefit system the University of California has. The Immigration Reform Law Institute in WA, D.C., estimates that more than 25,000 undocumented students attend California state colleges and pay in-state college tuition. The estimated cost to the state exceeds $200 million.

Discussion concerning in-state college tuition judgment and federal law

Federal law bars undocumented immigrants from receiving higher education benefits based upon residency. Pacific Lawful Foundation attorney Ralph Kasarda shows how the federal law is being violated using the in-state tuition judgment. Thus, the case will likely be appealed to the United States Supreme Court.

“California is not in sync with the federal mandate against giving Brownie points for being an illegal immigrant,” Kasarda told the Los Angeles Times.

Officials in CA say there is no problem. No issue needs to be resolved. They claim that under the state’s nonresident college tuition exemption, public colleges might extend in-state tuition to those who attended California high schools for three years or more. Whether the students are illegal immigrants or not isn’t taken into account by CA.

Information from

LA Times

latimes.com/news/local/la-me-illegal-students-20101116,0,2917015.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+latimes/mostviewed+%28L.A.+Times+-+Most+Viewed+Stories%29

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