These donors appear to be liberal partisans, based on the details in this story.
The College Fix reports:
Donors yank millions from Florida universities after ending in-state tuition for illegal immigrantsTwo prominent Florida donors recently severed ties with Florida International University, Miami Dade College, and other institutions after the state stopped offering in-state tuition prices to illegal immigrants.However, legal and policy experts told The College Fix that honoring the donors’ wishes to restore the tuition discount could expose the institutions to legal ramifications.Over the summer, Miguel “Mike” Fernandez, a prominent South Florida philanthropist, withdrew $10 million from Miami Dade College and $1 million from Florida International University, saying the institutions should provide opportunities for all students, according to The Miami Herald.“I cannot remain silent while thousands of Florida’s young residents are excluded from the opportunity to experience higher education,” Fernandez, an American citizen and immigrant from Cuba, wrote in a letter to Florida International, first published at The Miami Herald.Criticizing Republican lawmakers’ immigration policies, Fernandez wrote that his donation will remain suspended “until there is a reversal of the recent policy in Florida that has increased tuition for children of undocumented immigrants by over 250 percent.”“I hope to see a commitment to equity and justice restored in Florida’s education policies,” the Vietnam veteran and healthcare entrepreneur wrote.Months prior, TheDream.US, a private scholarship program for illegal immigrants co-founded by the Secretary of Commerce to President H.W. Bush Carlos Gutierrez, also cut scholarships to eight universities, including Florida International, affecting over 600 students, The Miami Herald reported in April.The program said Florida’s decision to revoke in-state tuition for illegal immigrants ran “against the values” of its mission.Like Fernandez, TheDream also stated that it would withhold future donations if the schools continued denying in-state tuition to illegal immigrants.Neither Fernandez nor the scholarship fund replied to multiple emails and phone messages from The College Fix, asking about the situation. The media relations offices at Florida International and Miami Dade also did not respond.However, Florida’s higher education institutions are unlikely to comply with the donor’s demands given the looming risk of government retaliation, according to legal and educational policy experts who spoke with The Fix.
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