The California Supreme Judge has decreed that illegal immigrants might continue to receive in-state tuition rates at CA state universities, so long as they meet the high school requirement, writes the LA Times. Immigrant activists call the decision a victory. However, many other can’t justify such budgetary largesse during a time of financial crisis.
In-state tuition security creating history with records
The in-state tuition eligibility for undocumented immigrants is what the CA court's defense is. The law hasn't been challenged within the nation like this never before. In addition to CA, nine other states currently allow illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition if they have attended at least three years of high school within the state. Typically, students who don’t satisfy the state residency requirement must pay much more to attend a state college until they officially become residents of the state in which the college is located.
Opposition won't create change with high costs
Opponents of the in-state college tuition ruling feel that extending the benefit to undocumented immigrants is unfair to students who are within the country legally. The University of California saves illegal immigrants a ton of money through the in-state tuition benefit program. $23,000 a year is saved annually per immigrant. There was an estimated 25,000 undocumented students paying in-state tuition, reports the Immigration Reform Law Institute in WA, D.C. These are just in the state of California. The estimated cost to the state exceeds $200 million.
In-state college tuition ruling and federal law being fought
Getting higher education benefits depending on residency is against federal law. This is just for undocumented immigrants though. The in-state tuition judgment is apparently breaking federal law, shows Ralph Kasarda. He is an attorney using the Pacific Legal Foundation. Thus, the case will likely be appealed to the United States of America Supreme Court.
“California isn’t in sync using the federal mandate against giving Brownie points for being an illegal immigrant,” Kasarda told the Los Angeles Times.
But California state officials insist that there is no conflict. The state's nonresident college tuition exemption is used to justify the ruling. They say that three years of high school or more in California is enough to give in-state college tuition to everyone at a public college. CA doesn't even consider whether a student is an illegal immigrant or not.
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