Under a federal law passed in 1996, states that provide in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants based on state residence must offer that same tuition rate to all citizens in the United States.
The suit contends that a 2013 law in Oregon, which gives undocumented immigrants living in the state access to in-state tuition, is “blatant unequal treatment,” favoring immigrants over U.S. citizens.
“This is a simple matter of federal law: colleges cannot provide benefits to illegal aliens that they do not provide to U.S. citizens,” Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate said in a statement.
Well, in my opinion them not having the documents is the governments failure rather than theirs. Getting a legal status in the US is a ridiculously difficult task, intentionally so.
So if they don’t go away at the end of the semester to another state or country where they actually live, then I think it’s fine.
Getting a legal status is hard because lots of people want it. That’s not the government’s fault. If I sneak into Korea and decide I want to be a citizen, is it now Korea’s fault that I don’t have the papers?
It’s intentionally difficult and confusing. People who had status have had it taken away. Immigration in the US is just plain evil.