In a dose of good news for the American people, The College Fix is reporting “Nebraska public universities will no longer discriminate against out-of-state American students in favor of illegal immigrants under a consent decree with the Department of Justice.”
Nebraska reached an agreement with the DOJ to stop treating Illegal Aliens better than out-of-state Americans, no longer affording them this special privilege.
This is a long time coming and should have been common sense, yet previously, illegals were treated better than Iowans or North Dakotans.
Till now, “Nebraskans can qualify for in-state tuition, even if they are here illegally, if they can prove they have lived in the state for 180 days and intend to stay there, the federal complaint states. There are other ways to prove residency, such as marrying an American citizen who lives in Nebraska.” This has finally changed.
This policy was not only unfair but also violates federal law. Fortunately, the law of the land is now being enforced.
Both President Trump’s DOJ and the Republican Governor put out statements.
Gov. Pillen stated:
Nebraskans expect that illegal aliens won’t get the benefit of in-state tuition and financial aid, and federal law forbids it. Outdated Nebraska laws to the contrary are deeply misguided and unconstitutional, and I am grateful for the combined efforts of President Trump’s Department of Justice and Attorney General Hilgers to deliver this long-overdue correction. This is the latest example of the tremendous partnership between the State of Nebraska and the Trump Administration.
The deal “demonstrates the quality of partnership between Nebraska state leaders and the Department of Justice for the shared purpose of ensuring that federal tax dollars are not used to discriminate against Nebraska’s lawful citizens,” Nebraska U.S. Attorney Lesley Woods stated.
This is part of the enforcement of the “Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act of 1996.”
Texas has reached a similar deal with the DOJ.
It’s good to know that we have a DOJ that enforces the law and doesn’t let the schools get away with violating federal law.
Other states have not complied, and it is fair to assume they will be held accountable according to Federal law.
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