Illegal Immigrant College Students in Oklahoma Informed They No Longer Get In-State Tuition Rates
“All that they’ve told me is that since it’s new, they don’t know how to help, and they don’t think there is a way to help”
Of course, the media paints this as some sort of horrible tragedy.
From KOCO News:
Oklahoma college students face tuition crisis after rule change
A sudden shift in tuition rules has left approximately 400 undocumented college students in Oklahoma facing the challenge of paying out-of-state tuition or withdrawing from their courses after the U.S. Department of Justice deemed in-state tuition for undocumented students illegal under federal law.
An anonymous University of Oklahoma student expressed concern over the short timeframe to gather the necessary funds.
“I feel like two weeks to figure that out is just not enough for anybody to scrap up $15,000,” the student said.
The student received an email with the subject “court order,” initially thinking it was a scam, but soon realized its importance.
The email stated that due to new laws, waivers allowing in-state tuition are now “basically null and void,” requiring students to pay out-of-state tuition for the current semester.
The bursar’s office informed the student that the cost would be around $15,000 per semester.
The email further instructed students to provide documentation of lawful presence by Oct. 7 or withdraw from their courses if they cannot or do not wish to continue at the out-of-state rate.
“All that they’ve told me is that since it’s new, they don’t know how to help, and they don’t think there is a way to help,” the student said.
More than 30 students at the University of Oklahoma and over 40 at Oklahoma State University are affected by this change.
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To those complaining about this, my only regret is that I have just two middle fingers to shove in their faces.
70 students total affected? Is that all? Why am I skeptical?
70 at only two institutions, ~400 total.
Have a talk with the loonies at your state education department about why they never warned you this was coming.
And while you’re there, thank them for all the free money and education they gave you in previous years that you didn’t deserve.
The DOJ didn’t “deem” anything. 8 USC 1623 is crystal clear. And there’s nothing new about it; it’s been the supreme law of the land for the last 29 years! Oklahoma has simply been ignoring this law for longer than these students have been alive.
The only thing new and “sudden” is that this year DOJ has finally begun enforcing this law, and three months ago it sued Oklahoma. Two months ago Oklahoma settled the lawsuit by agreeing to start obeying the law. If these students have only now heard about it, they haven’t been paying attention. It may be difficult for them, but what other choice does the state have? It can’t just go on ignoring the law as it had been.
Thebest solution for these student’s problems is to self deport.
The best solution for these student’s problems is to self deport.
Pay out of state? How about being deported
That’s not the state’s business.