Students Shocked to Learn that Illegals Get In-State Discount Tuition Price in 18 States


College students at UNLV recently learned that illegal immigrants receive automatic in-state tuition in 18 states around the country, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington. Liberal and conservative students agreed that the practice is unfair.

  • The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled recently that Georgia colleges do not have to admit illegal immigrant students.
  • Eighteen
    states currently provide a pathway for illegal immigrant students to
    get in-state tuition, while legal U.S. residents from other states are
    forced to pay thousands more for out-of-state tuition.
  • Campus Reform’s Cabot Phillips spoke with students at UN-LV and they were not supportive.

The Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that colleges in Georgia are not required to admit illegal immigrant students. 

The decision further sparked
a national conversation about the rights of Dreamers, as well as the
legality of offering them in-state tuition benefits, which usually allow
students attending college in their home states to pay far less than
their peers from different states.  “What do you get for living here all your life legally instead of coming here illegally? I just don’t think that’s fair.”    Tweet This

Citing US Code 1623,
which states that anyone who is not legally a citizen cannot be
entitled to any benefit that is denied to a citizen of the United
States, some have questioned whether those here illegally should be
offered in-state tuition rates that aren’t available to other students
who are citizens. Currently, 18 states, offer some form of a pathway for
in-state tuition to those living here illegally.

[RELATED: Immigration experts: In -state tuition for illegal aliens violates Clinton-era federal law]

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures,
18 states — California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois,
Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington — offer in-state tuition to
illegal immigrant students. Two more states — Oklahoma and Rhode
Island — offer in-state tuition to illegal immigrant students, pending
approval from the Board of Regents.

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