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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

'Dreamers' Can't Get In-State Tuition, Rules Arizona Supreme Court

Arizona colleges can't give in-state tuition to young immigrants covered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday.

The court issued a brief decision order saying justices unanimously agreed with the Arizona Court of Appeals' ruling that said existing federal and state laws don't allow the Maricopa Community Colleges to grant in-state tuition rates for DACA recipients.

A full opinion further explaining the court's ruling will be released by May 14, the order states.

The court released the order Monday to allow Maricopa Community Colleges students and the state to have as much time as possible to plan for those affected by the ruling.

More than 2,000 DACA recipients, commonly referred to as "dreamers," currently attend community college or a state university in Arizona and pay in-state rates. The ruling will make DACA recipients pay much more to attend these schools, as out-of-state rates are about triple the cost of in-state tuition.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

They are in MD

Anonymous said...

...yeah, well, the whole residency thing is a bit of a bitch for illegal aliens.

Anonymous said...

In MD just claim to be an illegal and you get anything you want including CDL License without mandated birth certificate.