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[quote=Anonymous]Isn't this a federally funded program?

DC didn't make up the rules about citizenship, Congress did. We all know that that part of the requirements isn't something DC would have required if it had a free hand to make up the rules itself.  If there are going to be a lawsuits against the program, Congress might decide it's easier to end it and spend the money elsewhere.

I also wonder about the whole legitimacy of the complaint.  She attended Emerson, a private school that charges $29,000 a year.  It is very small and barely has an endowment.  Very limited financial aid is available, and it is only given based on a combination of merit and need.

One would conclude then if her family's finances were so limited Montgomery college tuition is not within reach, they could pay only a very small portion of Emerson's tuition. She would have needed to be very bright and academic to have received aid for the rest.  That profile is not consistent with a student whose ambitions are limited to attending just a community college.

So the whole story is just off and the suit looks a bit trumped up.

Even if it is all that she says, she could just attend UDC a four-year university where a lot of aid is available.

Zero sympathy here.  I'm a unicorn on this board--an HYPS whose kids go to UDC.[/quote]

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