U.S. Citizen Students Suing Florida for Denying them In-State Tuition Due to Parents’ Status
A group of American-born students have filed lawsuit against the state of Florida for denying them in-state tuition simply because their parents are undocumented immigrants, not the students.
‘As an American, and a lifelong Florida resident, I deserve the same opportunities,’ Wendy Ruiz told the Miami Herald.
Ruiz is one of five students suing the state for what they say is a violation of their rights as citizens.
Though Ruiz and the other students involved in the lawsuit were born in the U.S., their parents were not and do
