(WBAP/KLIF) Austin – Undocumented students in Texas will no longer be eligible for In-State tuition after the state agreed with the demand by the federal government, to end the practice.
The action was taken after the US Department of justice said it was suing Texas over the policy of letting undocumented students qualify for lower tuition rates at public universities.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a statement saying: “Today, I entered a joint motion along with the Trump Administration opposing a law that unconstitutionally and unlawfully gave benefits to illegal aliens that were not available to American citizens, Ending this discriminatory and un-American provision is a major victory for Texas.”
Attorney General Paxton’s legal filing asked the court to rule that the law favoring illegal aliens was unconstitutional, explaining that “[i]n direct and express conflict with federal law, Texas education law specifically allows an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States to qualify for in-state tuition based on residence within the state, while explicitly denying resident-based tuition rates to U.S. citizens that do not qualify as Texas residents.”
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas agreed and entered a final judgment declaring the law unconstitutional and issuing a permanent injunction against its application.
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