This past week a California appeals court upheld the validity of a lawsuit challenging a state law that provides the benefit of in-state tuition to undocumented immigrant students. California is one of ten states to offer reduced tuition to undocumented immigrants, and the appeals court found this to be in direct violation of federal tuition regulations. California limits the benefits to students who attended a California high school for at least three years and graduated from a state high school. The original suit was filed in 2005 by out-of-state students attending California colleges who believe that tuition breaks for undocumented residences should not exceed those for U.S. citizens. The difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition for University of California Students is about $18,000; there is an $8,000 difference at California State University, and classes at California community colleges cost $140 more per credit unit.