On Jul 15, 3:46=A0pm, "J. J. Farrell" <j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> johnny@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> > J. J. Farrell wrote:
> >> johnny@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> >>> J. J. Farrell wrote:
> >>>> R.S. wrote:
>
>>>>>http://www.numbersusa.com/content/learn/issues/impacts-high-immigrat=
i...
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> >>>>> American Students: Demand Financial Equality from States that
Offer
> >>>>> In-
> >>>>> State Tuition for Illegal Aliens
>
> >>>>> Federal law states "an alien who is not lawfully present in the
Uni=
ted
> >>>>> States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within a
> >>>>> State ... for any postsecondary education benefit unless a citizen
=
or
> >>>>> national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit."
(Tit=
le
> >>>>> 8, Chapter 14, Section 1623)
>
> >>>>> In a nutshell, that means the state and its public institutions
mus=
t
> >>>>> offer the same aid to all legal U.S. residents regardless of
> >>>>> residency.
>
> >>>> How do you manage to read that interpretation into it? You must
have
> >>>> remarkable reading powers.
>
> >>> U.S. Code collection
>
> >>> TITLE 8 > CHAPTER 14 > SUBCHAPTER II > =A7 1623
>
> >>> =A7 1623. Limitation on eligibility for preferential treatment of
> >>> aliens not lawfully present on basis of residence for higher
> >>> education benefits
>
> >>> (a) In general
> >>> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who is not
> >>> lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible on the
> >>> basis of residence within a State (or a political subdivision) for
> >>> any postsecondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of
> >>> the United States is eligible for such a benefit (in no less an
> >>> amount, duration, and scope) without regard to whether the citizen
or
> >>> national is such a resident.
>
>
>>>http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode08/usc_sec_08_00001623-.=
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> >> I know, I'd already looked at the code; that's why I was astonished
by
> >> the interpretation. The code clearly says "a citizen or national of
> >> the United States" not "all legal U.S. residents".
>
> > Who is a national of the United States?
>
> Someone born in a territory held by the USA who is not granted USA
> citizen****p by birth. Currently this is those born in American Samoa and
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What about Los Angelos?
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