Email of the Week: California Education Code Makes Dream Act Illegal

Is the California Dream Act in violation of the State Constitution?

::: If I'm not mistaken, according to the California Education Code, non-United States citizens are not qualified to be educated in California. This makes the Dream Act illegal!

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66010.8. (a) No public institution of postsecondary education shall
admit, enroll, or permit the attendance of any person who is not a
citizen of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted as a
permanent resident in the United States, or a person who is otherwise
authorized under federal law to be present in the United States.
(b) Commencing with the first term or semester that begins after
January 1, 1995, and at the commencement of each term or semester
thereafter, each public postsecondary educational institution shall
verify the status of each person enrolled or in attendance at that
institution in order to ensure the enrollment or attendance only of
United States citizens, aliens lawfully admitted as permanent
residents in the United States, and persons who are otherwise
authorized under federal law to be present in the United States.
(c) No later than 45 days after the admissions officer of a public
postsecondary educational institution becomes aware of the
application, enrollment, or attendance of a person determined to be,
or who is under reasonable suspicion of being, in the United States
in violation of federal immigration laws, that officer shall provide
that information to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction,
the Attorney General of California, and the United States Immigration
and Naturalization Service. The information shall also be provided
to the applicant, enrollee, or person admitted.

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