Chairman Ramón Romero, Jr. Condemns Trump DOJ Lawsuit Attacking In-State Tuition

AUSTIN, TX — State Representative Ramón Romero, Jr., Chairman of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC), issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the State of Texas, which seeks to strike down in-state tuition eligibility for undocumented students:

“It is shameful that the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice is attacking Texas students who grew up in Texas, graduated from high school in Texas, and call this state home. Suing to eliminate in-state tuition for undocumented students is not about fairness. It is about scapegoating young people who have done everything right just to score cheap political points.

These students are some of the top graduates in our state. They live in our communities, work in our hospitals and classrooms, and help keep the Texas Miracle alive. Targeting them does nothing to make our country stronger. The Texas House and Senate declined to repeal the Texas Dream Act this session because even state lawmakers recognized how out of touch that would be. Now Donald Trump is pushing the issue even further by suing Texas for giving these students a fair shot.

Texas passed this law over 20 years ago because we knew then what we still know now: giving kids a fair shot at college, no matter where they were born, is good for our economy and good for the future of this state. MALC will keep standing up for these students and the future they’re building right here at home.”

For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Jackie Arias-Bryant at jackie@malc.org or (956) 588-5243.