[casinva]

Here is one article I have quickly on hand that references the fact that a student who is a Texas resident can be granted in-state tuition only if they are going through the United States citizenship process already.

From:

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20110724/NEWS0605/707249985

Excerpt:

In 2001, Perry signed into law the first state “DREAM Act,” which allows children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at state universities as long as they graduated from a Texas high school and are working toward attaining citizenship.

Here is also a link to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

I hear that when all is said and done, it is approximately $30,000.00 a person to go through this process. My daughter has friends who are married and have gone through this process, and they had to dish out almost $60,000.00 for the two of them getting their citizenship, so I guess what I heard was at least fairly close.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Here is one article I have quickly on hand that references the fact that a student who is a Texas resident can be granted in-state tuition only if they are going through the United States citizenship process already.

Not quite.

LINK: "I have filed or will file an application to become a permanent resident at the earliest opportunity that I am eligible to do so."

It looks like illegal aliens can claim that they intend to file an application at some unspecified future date. How far in the future? 5 years? 100 years? I can't find any time limit.

[Tennessee Nana]

In 2001, Perry signed into law the first state “DREAM Act,” which allows children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at state universities as long as they graduated from a Texas high school and are working toward attaining citizenship.
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IOW illegal aliens

[buccaneer81]

Thanks for the article.