Debate Over Illegal Immigrant Tuition Goes To Calif. Supreme Court

Debate Over Illegal Immigrant Tuition Goes To Calif. Supreme Court

California's Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a closely watched case over whether a state law that allows illegal immigrants to pay cheaper, in-state tuition violates federal immigration law, and several of the justices appeared in their questions to be leaning toward upholding the state statute.

The case is at the center of a national debate over whether undocumented students who attend high school in the United States should be permitted to pay in-state tuition at public colleges. Nine states have similar laws, and the outcome of the California case could help sway opinion about whether those statutes will remain legally viable.

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