Giancarla Rojas is not an American citizen, but she has an American dream. The Falls Church resident has worked doggedly to become the first in her family to attend a four-year college, since her parents brought her here illegally from Bolivia as a child.
So it's not her fault she's illegal!
She won a reprieve to stay in this country under an Obama administration
Are there any legal citizens who could use a subsidy to go to George Mason?
The 19-year-old cannot afford the $29,000 a year out-of-state tuition Virginia charges for enrollees with her immigration status, so she and six other students filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Arlington County Circuit Court arguing that they should pay the same lower rates as other long-time Virginia residents.
I scanned the rest of the article; nowhere do I see the comparable in-state tuition.
Specifically, the suit seeks in-state tuition at public colleges for recipients of the Obama administrationÂ’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was created in the wake of the failure of the DREAM Act in Congress.
Who needs Congress, when you can just dictate pronouncements?
The lawsuit marks the latest flashpoint in a heated national debate over whether to grant the benefit to children brought here illegally. Maryland became one of at least 17 states to do so last year. The issue is also the subject of litigation in Georgia and Arizona.
A legislative analyst did not predict the financial impact on schools, saying the number of undocumented students enrolled in Virginia colleges was unknown. However, the analyst said schools might offset any potential financial losses by enrolling more out-of-state students.Or simply charging more money (call it a "tax")to all the legal citizens!