Law Practice
Sep. 17, 2008
Justices Bar Resident Tuition for Undocumented
Justice Rick Sims, writing for a panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal, said California's practice of granting in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants "manifestly thwarts the will of Congress."
Daily Journal Staff Writer A state appellate court on Monday reignited the debate over illegal immigration, ruling that California is violating federal law by giving in-state tuition rates to undocumented students at public colleges and universities. In 2001, California became one of the first states in the nation to allow illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition rates as long as they could prove they attended three year...
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