computer programs. set of programs that coordinates the activities and functions of the hardware and other programs throughout the computer system; controls the operations of computer hardware; supports the application programs' problem-solving capabilities.
In California, the state law that allows some illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates was upheld by the state's Supreme Court, according to a report in the LA Times. The court determined that California's state law was not in violation of the federal law prohibiting such a benefit.
The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Tennesseeans (2007). Analysis based on an estimated 100,000 illegal alien population residing in Tennessee indicates that they cost the state's taxpayers more than $285 million per year for education, medical care and incarceration.