Nice try, BUT---
A 1996 federal law addressing illegal immigration included a provision affecting state residency requirements for in-state tuition rates, traditionally a matter of state law. Now, states are prohibited from offering in-state tuition rates to unauthorized immigrant students unless other U.S. citizens are eligible for the same rate. Since 2001, more than 20 states have introduced bills addressing in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants. Seven states have established new residency standards allowing unauthorized immigrant students to receive in-state tuition under certain conditions. Students without legal immigrant status continue to be ineligible for federal financial aid, although states are required to provide K-12 public education as a result of a 1982 Supreme Court decision.
My entire point has been that the state is prohibited from even asking for one's immigration status. That's not to say it can't be asked for on a FEDERAL student aid application, but if you live in Texas and apply to a Texas university, you pay in state tuition and your residency status IN THE USA, is irrelevant.