Posted on 11/15/2010 11:06:45 AM PST by Hoodat
The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Monday that illegal immigrants may continue to be eligible for in-state tuition rates at the state's colleges and universities rather than pay the higher rates charged to those who live out of state.
In a ruling written by Justice Ming W. Chin, one of the panel's more conservative members, the state high court said a California law that guarantees the lower tuition for students who attend California high schools for at least three years and graduate does not conflict with a federal prohibition on giving illegal immigrants educational benefits based on residency.
California is one of several states that permit illegal immigrants to take advantage of lower college tuition for students who attend high school and graduate in state. About 25,000 illegal immigrants are estimated to receive in-state tuition rates in California.
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Just don't ask the rest of the country to bail you out.
Well, I can go on record stating I’m one of the 38%.
Men in Black, by Mark Levin is apropos here. The legislating from the bench has to be stopped.
So, out of state citizens of the United States must pay the much higher out of state tuition rate, simply because they didn’t attend high school in CA?
Sounds more than passingly strange to me.
Jim Thompson? Why didn’t you say so? I thought he had relocated to Galt’s Gulch by now.
I pray God will guide us through this Bizzaro world, and quick....(great couple of episodes by the way).
I vote, and now more than ever, I vote often like Acorn..hehehe
Notice how Mr. Chin “generously” noted that students from other US States can get in state tuition rates if they lived in CA for 3 years.. He said US citizens should get the same “rights” as illegals.
“Easy solution for out of state students, lie and say you are illegal.”
and when they ask you for documents.... say “I don’t have any, I’m illegal.”
brilliant!!
The terrorists have, indeed, won.
That's the part I do not understand, how can they tell someone from another state that they have to pay out-of-state tuition while undocumented aliens pay in state tuition. Would this be covered by the EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE Portion of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits discrimination by state government institutions. The clause grants all people "equal protection of the laws," which means that the states must apply the law equally and cannot give preference to one person or class of persons over another.
well maybe the court can pay the tuition bill then! Out of their own pocket!
-—”....the state high court said a California law that guarantees the lower tuition for students who attend California high schools for at least three years and graduate does not conflict with a federal prohibition on giving illegal immigrants educational benefits based on residency...”-—
My head hurts.
thanks Hoodat.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2627560/posts
Each of the three Supremes up for election each got about 70% of the vote (with 25-30% voting against them).
I think that “disapproval” rate is about the highest I’ve seen over the past decades
(except for the Rose Byrd’s of the world)
Educating invaders... somehow that seems a little like treason... I think I shall join your boycott.
As far as I’m concerned the only education we should be paying for in terms of theses illegal aliens is the education they get behind bars.
Maybe all out of state students should apply as illegal aliens to get a better deal!!
My suggestion is to leave the “Fools Gold State”
and since California is broke, the other states will be paying for this.
What does your tag line mean?
"The lawsuit contended the California law usurped a federal prohibition on giving educational benefits based on residency to illegal immigrants but not all U.S. citizens."
But note the court's amazing sophistry. Instead of "residency" requirements, they have the requirement of attending Cal. high schools instead.
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