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This bill, titled the "American Dream Protection Act of 2025," aims to prevent states and public colleges from providing certain higher education benefits to individuals who are not legally present in the United States by threatening to withhold federal funding. Specifically, it amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to state that a public college or university will lose federal financial assistance if it charges tuition to an undocumented alien at a rate equal to or less than what is charged to state residents who are U.S. citizens, or if it provides state-based financial aid to such individuals. Similarly, a state itself will lose federal financial assistance if its public institutions charge undocumented aliens tuition at a rate equal to or less than that for its U.S. citizen residents. The bill defines "Federal financial assistance" as funds provided by the federal government, "institution of higher education" as a college or university, and "State" to include U.S. states and territories. The bill also codifies an executive order related to preventing federal benefits for individuals in "sanctuary jurisdictions," which are areas that may not fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. The underlying rationale, as stated in the bill's findings, is that federal taxpayer dollars should prioritize citizens and lawful residents, and that offering in-state tuition or other benefits to undocumented aliens creates inequities and undermines federal immigration policy.

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