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They are both citizens and both deserving, but not the point.
Lopez can join the military and then get in-state in VA.
He doesn't have to
amendment XIV
Section 1.
Quote:
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
So someone who was born and lived in Virginia all their life, is not a legal resident and won't be until they are 24, if their parents came here illegally?
What purpose does this serve really, I mean this kid Lopez is a citizen what does his Parents have to do with residency in-state?
Most state statutes require proof of legal residence over a period of time (usually one year before admission).
I did try to read the article closely, it said he lived in Viriginia since he was a baby, and it said he was born in the US, however I didn't see where it said he was born in Virginia.
I did try to read the article closely, it said he lived in Viriginia since he was a baby, and it said he was born in the US, however I didn't see where it said he was born in Virginia.
To qualify for 'in-state' tuition; all Lopez needed to do was live in Va. for 12+ solid months in a row.
If the Va. government wanted to be 'hardass' but fair, if the student had to wait an additional 12 months till his 19th birthday, than all doubt would be removed.
For the record, i'm thinking twice about leaving Virginia.
how did the university officials know that his parents were illegal? do they ask those questions on a university application?
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