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In-state tuition upheld for illegal immigrants

Vince Coglianese Contributor
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California’s Supreme Court became the first in the country Monday to affirm the right of illegal immigrants to pay the same college tuition as state residents, rather than the higher out-of-state rate.

The ruling upholds a 2002 state law that lets students pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities if they attended a California high school for at least three years before graduating.

Civil rights groups, university officials and undocumented students themselves applauded the ruling, which may impact thousands of people living in the United States illegally who apply to California colleges each year.

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