Court rules in 蜜桃传媒 suit that Florida tuition policy discriminates against children of undocumented immigrants
Children of undocumented immigrants who live in Florida will no longer be forced to pay out-of-state tuition rates as the result of a court ruling in an 蜜桃传媒 lawsuit challenging the state鈥檚 tuition policy.
Children of undocumented immigrants who live in Florida will no longer be forced to pay out-of-state tuition rates as the result of a court ruling in an 蜜桃传媒 lawsuit challenging the state鈥檚 tuition policy.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a great day for young people across the state of Florida who simply wanted the opportunity to get an education and, with that, a chance for the American dream,鈥� said 蜜桃传媒 Deputy Legal Director Jerri Katzerman. 鈥淭his policy, which was blatantly unconstitutional, will no longer be a roadblock for young students who may very well be the state鈥檚 leaders of tomorrow.鈥�
The 蜜桃传媒 filed a federal class action lawsuit in October 2011 to challenge tuition policies that treat Florida students who are U.S. citizens and residents of Florida as non-residents solely because their parents are undocumented residents.聽
Those policies clearly violate the U.S. Constitution, wrote U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore in an Aug. 31 decision.
As a result of the ruling, students like Wendy Ruiz, Noel Saucedo and countless other promising young American citizens 鈥� who have lived in Florida most, if not all, of their lives 鈥� will no longer be forced to pay triple the college tuition rates paid by their fellow Florida classmates. 聽聽聽
