A California appeals court has revived a lawsuit challenging a state law that allows some illegal immigrants and other nonresidents to pay in-state tuition, a decision that some lawyers involved in the case said could have ripple effects on other states with similar laws, the Contra Costa Times reported.
The 2001 law allows students who attended California high schools for at least three years, including undocumented immigrants, to pay the same, lower tuition rate as a California resident. Undocumented immigrants receiving the exemption must also promise to actively seek U.S. citizenship.
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