Trump is suing California for offering in-state tuition to undocumented college students
The Trump administration filed a federal suit Thursday against its public university programs, accused of a practice of moving tuition rates to states.
The suit, which was named Gov. Gavin Newlom, State Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, the UC Board of Regents, the CAL State University Board of Tursee and the Board of Governors of California’s public colleges, also want to end the provisions of the California Dream Act that allows students to apply for state-sponsored financial aid.
“California has unlawfully discriminated against American students and families by providing special tuition benefits for citizens,” the US atty. Gen. Pam Bondi said in the Statement of Justice, that the State has a law that “does not count the meeting of the organization.”
“These laws effectively discriminate against US citizens who are not eligible for the same reduced rates, scholarships, or subsidies, rewarding illegal immigrants with undeserved benefits,” the statement said.
A spokesperson for Nezzy Gardon said “DoJ has filed three positive, politically motivated charges against California in one week. Good luck, we’ll see.” Some of the suits challenge the proposed 50 permissive attempts and the federal law to prevent federal agents from concealing themselves with masks.
Bonta and CSU spokesmen declined to comment, saying they had not seen copies of the complaint. A UC spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
The Tuition Suit targets Assembly 540, which passed with bipartisan funding in 2001 and provides American tuition rates to undocumented students who graduated from high school in California. The law also provides intermediate tuition for US citizens who graduated from California schools but moved out of state before enrolling in college.
Between 2,000 and 4,000 students attended the University of California — with a total enrollment of nearly 296,000 — estimated to be overcrowded. Across all California State University campuses, there are 9,500 undocumented immigrants enrolled in 461,000 students. The state’s undisputed largest group, about 70,000, are community college students.
The Trump Administration’s challenge to California’s Tuition State is based on the federal law of 1996 that states that people in the US without an educational permit if they are a citizen of the United States or the United States are eligible to receive benefits … Unless the citizen or the whole country is there. “
Critics say the law does not specifically address tuition rates. Some courts have interpreted the term “benefit” to include cheaper tuition.
Scholars have also discussed that Federal law affects California’s education standards because they apply to citizens and noncitizens alike.
California law has precedents. The Supreme Court of the State upholds us in 2010 after finding out the students who leave. The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the case.
In those cases, the justices said undocumented immigrants were receiving special treatment not because of their immigration status but because they had access to California schools. They said US citizens who graduated from public schools had the same opportunity.
Thursday’s complaint was filed in the Eastern District of California. Following the Trump administration’s action, it has adopted learning practices in Texas, Kentucky, Illinois, Oklahoma and Minnesota.
In June, after the Trump Administration struck down the law in Texas, the state agreed to stop offering tuition to undocumented people.
