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|Likes: 0Published by NC Policy WatchMore info:Published by: NC Policy Watch on Jan 23, 2014Copyright:Attribution Non-commercialAvailability:Read on Scribd mobile: iPhone, iPad and Android.download as PDF, TXT or read online from ScribdFlag for inappropriate content|Add to collectionSee moreSee lesshttp://www.scribd.com/doc/201772244/Agda-CA-Letter03/13/2014pdftextoriginal State of North arolina ROY COOPER ATTORNEY GENERAL The Hon. Marcus Brandon North Carolina General Assembly House o Representatives 1217 Legislative Building Raleigh, N.C. 27601 Department o Justice P.O. Box 629 Raleigh North Carolina 27602-0629 January 22, 2014 Re: Advisory Letter: Undocumented Students Dear Representative Brandon: Reply to: Alexander McC. Peters Special Litigation Division 919.716.6900 Fax: 919.716.6763 E Mail: apeters@ncdoj.gov By letter received December 18, 2013, you wrote to request a written opinion from this office on issues regarding undocumented students. You have requested an opinion regarding eligibility for in-state tuition at the University o North Carolina System schools and in the schools o the North Carolina Community College System for both: 1 Undocumented students who graduated from a North Carolina high school or who obtained the high school equivalent; and 2) For undocumented students who graduated from a North Carolina high school or who obtained the high school equivalent and who have been granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action or Childhood Arrivals ( DACA ). You have also requested an opinion as to whether undocumented students enrolled in the University System or the Community College System are eligible for professional licenses from the State o North Carolina. The power to regulate immigration is exclusive to the federal government. DeCanas v Bica 424 U.S. 351, 354 (1976). In exercising this exclusive power over immigration, the federal government may determine 1 which individuals should be admitted to the United States and 2) how these individuals' conduct should be regulated while they are here. d at 3 5 8. This exclusive power over immigration matters was exercised by Congress when Congress codified the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act ( PRWORA ) in 1996. See 8 U.S.C. § 1601. Title IV o PRWORA outlines the restrictions on immigrants, or aliens as they are described in the statute, receiving public benefits. Moreover, the Supremacy Clause o the Constitution o the United States subordinates the legislative and administrative acts o the individual states to those o the United States. U.S. CONST. Art. VI, Cl. 2 The Hon. Marcus Brandon January 22, 2014 Page 2 As to the issue regarding in-state tuition, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes, an individual is eligible for in-state tuition in the North Carolina university system and the community college system if he or she is a legal resident who is domiciled in the State of North Carolina and who has maintained legal residence in the State for at least 12 months immediately prior to his or herclassificationasaresidentfortuitionpurposes. N.C.GEN.STAT. § 116-143.1 a)and b). See alsoN.C. GEN. STAT.§§ 116-143.1and115D-39. Applicable federallaw, 8 U.S.C. § 1623, entitled Limitations on eligibility for preferential treatment of aliens not lawfully present on the basis of residence for higher education benefits, provides: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence with a State (or a political subdivision) for any postsecondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit (in no less an amount, duration and scope) without regard to whether the citizen or national is such a resident. Because eligibility for in-state tuition in North Carolina is determined based on residency in North Carolina, federal law prohibits the undocumented individuals as described above from being eligible for the benefit of in-state tuition. You have also inquired about the status for in-state tuition of students who have been granted Deferred Action Status under DACA. In an earlier opinion from this office based upon federal and state law, we opined that individuals who have been granted the status under DACA are legally or lawfully present in the United States, at least for the 2-year period of deferred prosecution. This opinion required the issuing of a North Carolina driver's license. See opinion issued to J. Eric Boyette, Acting Commissioner, Division of Motor Vehicles dated January 17, 2013 . However, as to your question regarding eligibility for in-state tuition for such students, the issue here is whether an individual granted DACA status qualifies as a resident for tuition purposes pursuant to N.C. GEN. STAT. § 116-143. l (a) and (b). Under federallaw, 8 U.S.C. § 1621, individuals withDACA status arenoteligibletoreceive the benefit of in-state tuition unless a specific state statute provides otherwise. See 8 U.S.C. § 1621(d). We agree with University and Community College attorneys that North Carolina law does not provide for in-state tuition for these students. In order for students who have been granted DACA status to be eligible for the benefit of in-state tuition, the North Carolina General Assembly would have to amend N.C. GEN. STAT.§§ 116-143.1and115D-39 to make an exception for such individuals, change the residency requirements, or otherwise provide by law that individuals with DACA classification are, under such circumstances as may be set by statute, eligible for in-state tuition. You and other legislators have sponsored HB 904, which would malce these changes by giving certain immigrant students in-state tuition status. However, this legislation has not been enacted. Activity (3)FiltersAdd to collectionReview Add NoteLikeShowingAllMost RecentReviewsAll NotesLikesYou've already reviewed this. Edit your review.Rating 0/5Post notePost reviewPost replyPost note and like1 hundred readsLoad more
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