Undocumented students versus California state tuition law

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Student and community organizations representing Asian and Pacific Islander Americans today filed a legal brief with the California Supreme Court supporting a state law that allows undocumented students to pay in-state fees at public colleges and universities.

About 50% of documented and undocumented students receiving a tuition break under AB 540 are Asian and Pacific Islanders, many of them Korean.

California’s law directly contradicts federal law, which seeks to deter people from coming to the U.S. and staying here illegally

Even if undocumented students are ineligible to work now, many are petitioning to change their status and may become legal permanent residents during college.