{"id":"0099d8bf-a885-4fa6-8878-d9f67715f251","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/09/05/opinion/california-taxpayers-cover-illegal-immigrants-college-costs/","domain":"nypost.com","outlet":{"name":"New York Post","country":"US","cred":2,"lean":1,"curated":true},"title":"How California taxpayers reward illegal immigration","plainHeadline":"California provides taxpayer-funded college aid to undocumented students.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["California offers Cal Grants and other aid to undocumented students under the California Dream Act.","AB 540 allowed qualifying illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition since 2001.","Dream Act and Dream Loans expanded taxpayer-funded aid when federal loans were unavailable.","UC system reports $79 million in aid to undocumented AB 540 students in 2022-23.","Advocates say aid recognizes need and education access; critics call it rewarding illegal immigration."],"topics":["Politics","Education","Finance"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-06T02:30:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T03:10:11.101Z","story":null}