Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced the department has ended grants for illegal aliens to attend career, technical, and adult education programs.
“Postsecondary education programs funded by the federal government should benefit American citizens, not illegal aliens,” stated McMahon. “Under President Trump’s leadership, hardworking American taxpayers will no longer foot the bill for illegal aliens to participate in our career, technical, or adult education programs or activities. The Department will ensure that taxpayer funds are reserved for citizens and individuals who have entered our country through legal means who meet federal eligibility criteria.”
The decision stems from the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) and the 1997 Dear Colleague letter from then-President Bill Clinton:
Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act generally limits eligibility for “federal public benefits” to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and certain categories of “qualified aliens.” PRWORA defines federal public benefits to include any retirement, welfare, health, disability, public or assisted housing, postsecondary education, food assistance, unemployment benefits, or any similar benefits for which payments or assistance are provided to an individual, household, or family eligibility unit.In 1997, the Clinton Administration issued a Dear Colleague Letter that erroneously exempted career, technical, and adult education programs from being subject to PRWORA. In doing so, the Department’s interpretation mischaracterized the law by creating artificial distinctions between federal benefit programs based upon the method of assistance. Congress made no such distinction in PRWORA.
President Donald Trump promised to take action within the Education Department, once calling it “a big con job.”
Trump’s administration has already sued states that allow illegal aliens to pay in-state tuition.
Schools have also gone out of their way to protect their illegal alien students and educators, repeating the same old sob stories.
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