What blows my mind is that in Nevada (and others are sure to follow I'm sure) illegal aliens get in-state tuition while I, as a legal resident of the U.S., have to pay out-of-state tuition. How in the hell can an illegal immigrant even get into an American "State-funded" college? How can they even get past the entrance requirements?
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Charging you out-of-state tuition if they give in-state tuition is illegal under the 1996 Immigration Reform law. This is the straw that Gray Davis has been holding against such a law in California.
I don't know the procedure, but a lawsuit under the federal act would most likely go in your favor. When Davis signed AB540, it contained a contingency fund for the liability.
Would make for an interesting class action. Force the states of Texas, Utah, and California to refund the difference to every citizen who was forced to pay out of state.