The Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) is trying a new tactic in the battle against in-state tuition for illegal aliens – they’ve filed a formal complaint [PDF] against the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties for not enforcing existing anti-discrimination laws. What a concept!

Read WLF's letter of complaint [PDF].

They got the idea from a recently unsuccessful suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas – (Day v. Sebelius). Basically, WLF decided to take the Kansas lemons and make Texas lemonade.

Ironically, the same issue of “standing” worked to the benefit of real immigration reformers in defending the hard-won victory at the Arizona ballot box in Proposition 200. The Treason Lobby’s challenge to Prop. 200 that was dismissed in federal district court was also rejected on August 9 in “Friendly House v. Napolitano” [PDF] before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Ninth Circuit rejected the Treason Lobby’s claim on the issue of “standing.” The particulars of the Prop. 200 case were expertly explained by FAIR and WLF [PDF] in recent press releases. A Washington lawyer filled in the blanks on the standing issue in the Kansas case.

Read the full story: 08/15/05 - Our Legal Eagles Counter-Attack Over In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens and "Standing to Sue" in the Juan Mann archive on VDARE.com.