Re: American Students: Demand Financial Equality from States that Offer In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens

johnny@. wrote:
> J. J. Farrell wrote:
>> R.S. wrote:
>>> http://www.numbersusa.com/content/learn/issues/impacts-high-immigrati
on-numbers/american-students-demand-financial-equal.html
>>>
>>>
>>> American Students: Demand Financial Equality from States that Offer I
n-
>>> State Tuition for Illegal Aliens
>>>
>>> Federal law states "an alien who is not lawfully present in the Unite
d
>>> States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within a
>>> State ... for any postsecondary education benefit unless a citizen or

>>> national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit." (Title

>>> 8, Chapter 14, Section 1623)
>>>
>>> In a nutshell, that means the state and its public institutions must
>>> offer the same aid to all legal U.S. residents regardless of
>>> residency.
>>
>> How do you manage to read that interpretation into it? You must have 
>> remarkable reading powers.
> 
> U.S. Code collection
> 
> TITLE 8 > CHAPTER 14 > SUBCHAPTER II > § 1623
> 
> § 1623. Limitation on eligibility for preferential treatment of alien
s
> not lawfully present on basis of residence for higher education benefit
s
> 
> (a) In general
> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who is not lawfull
y
> 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.
> 
> http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode08/usc_sec_08_00001623---
-000-.html

I know, I'd already looked at the code; that's why I was astonished by
the interpretation. The code clearly says "a citizen or national of the
United States" not "all legal U.S. residents".
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