Thread: Got an out of state student in U. of Texas? Sue Texas.

Federal law says that if a state grants in-state tuition to illegal aliens for
postsecondary education that state must grant all out-of-state students that same tuition.

Federal Law Title 8, Chapter 14, Sec. 1623
Limitation on eligibility for preferential treatment of aliens not lawfully present on basis of residence for higher education benefits
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/8/usc ... -000-.html

(a) In general
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.

(b) Effective date
This section shall apply to benefits provided on or after July 1, 1998.

Ca is doing the samething couldn't parents do the same there?