As reported many times here at The Gateway Pundit, many schools have offered in-state tuition to illegal aliens in violation of federal law.
Now, according to The College Fix ,”Texas can continue to prohibit illegal immigrants from receiving in-state tuition rates at public universities, a federal court affirmed.”
“The ruling last Thursday by a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds an agreement between Trump administration and Texas, which ended the Lone Star State’s program. Federal law prohibits illegal immigrants from receiving better tuition rates than out-of-state American citizens.”
Surprisingly, illegal aliens, even in Texas, have been getting better rates of tuition than other Americans from out of state.
This law fell apart following a lawsuit. “Texas quickly settled as part of a coordinated effort with the Department of Justice.”
The Trump administration has targeted these laws, which give tuition breaks to illegals in both red and blue states.
It is clearly wrong to give lawbreakers an advantage over law-abiding American citizens.
“Nebraska reached a similar deal with the Trump administration earlier this year.”
President Trump should continue to ensure illegals are deported, not given benefits like more affordable education than Americans.
The statute, part of a 1996 law signed by President Bill Clinton, states:
“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within a State (or a political subdivision) for any postsecondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit (in no less an amount, duration, and scope) without regard to whether the citizen or national is such a resident.”
This also shows yet again how the Democrat party is now fighting for illegal aliens while in the past they opposed benefits for illegals.
One can only hope President Trump will continue to enforce the laws on the books and prevent Americans from being treated as second-class citizens.
The College Fix reported “22 states still offered in-state tuition to illegals” as of last school year.
This must change, and this Texas story is a cause for hope for Americans who have been shafted by these unfair arrangements in other states.
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