A Legal Ambush Against Dreamers

The White House and Texas GOP imitate the left’s ‘sue and settle’ strategy to punish young adults brought to the U.S. illegally as children

WSJ editorial. Excerpts:

"Immigration restrictionists claim the tuition break encourages illegal migration and results in undocumented students taking the admissions slots of citizens. But Dreamers have to meet the same admission standards as state residents, and the tuition discount encourages assimilation and academic achievement. Do they really think child migrants have rushed across the border so they can pay a lower cost to attend a Texas public college? "

"the Constitution’s anti-commandeering doctrine. That’s the principle that the federal government cannot compel states to take or not take certain actions"

"The White House goal seems to be to make Dreamers feel unwelcome and limit their opportunity so they leave the country voluntarily. But many of these young adults have no recollection about the country their parents migrated from as they’ve spent most of their lives here."