The U.S. Department of Justice has successfully sued Texas, resulting in a permanent injunction against the state's policy that permitted undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public universities. This policy, originally established in 2001 with the Texas Dream Act, was designed to assist undocumented residents in affording college. Attorney General Ken Paxton called the ruling a significant victory for Texas, claiming the policy created discrimination against American citizens. The DOJ claimed it violated federal law by providing benefits to undocumented students not available to out-of-state citizens, echoing concerns about equal access to education.
Today, I entered a joint motion along with the Trump Administration opposing a law that unconstitutionally and unlawfully gave benefits to illegal aliens that were not available to American citizens.
Ending this discriminatory and un-American provision is a major victory for Texas.
The goal of such laws is to help young people who grew up in these states afford college, regardless of their citizenship status.
The Justice Department's lawsuit argued the Texas law breached federal law by offering undocumented students tuition benefits denied to out-of-state U.S. citizens.
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