<p>i see TX’s point: we are talking about a small number of so-called illegal UC-eligible students here. i’m not seeing how numbers this small are something to get really upset about. as a black person, i’m more riled up about inadequate K-12 preparation. yes, my son was UC-eligible upon graduation last year (and is happily attending a UC campus now), but i’m still angered that it seems that all CA tax payers have been, in effect, subsidizing kids from ‘high performing’ schools who eventually end up at UCs, while–for the most part–black and brown kids are disproportionately in CCCs/CSUs. in other words, black and brown parents have been paying taxes for years for schools that many of our kids aren’t even attending (at least, not in large numbers).</p>