{"podcast":{"title":"Left Coast News","slug":"behind-the-line-podcast-pacific-northwest-politics-and-constitutional-commentary-3000152","podcast_index_feed_id":3000152,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/3b0e86f8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://behindthelinepodcast.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/9808078/9808078-1781709288998-6ccf4214f5377.jpg","author":"Behind The Line Podcast","episode_count":570,"summary":"Left Coast News is a political commentary show covering the Pacific Northwest, Washington, Oregon and California tax policy, constitutional rights, public safety, and state legislation. From Seattle to Los Angeles, we break down the policies shaping the Pacific Northwest.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T16:19:23.418165+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-line-podcast-pacific-northwest-politics-and-constitutional-commentary-3000152"},"episode":{"title":"American Students Pay Double While Non-Citizens Get Discounts?","slug":"american-students-pay-double-while-non-citizens-get-discounts","published_at":"2026-09-01T13:32:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-line-podcast-pacific-northwest-politics-and-constitutional-commentary-3000152/american-students-pay-double-while-non-citizens-get-discounts","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-line-podcast-pacific-northwest-politics-and-constitutional-commentary-3000152","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/behindtheline/episodes/American-Students-Pay-Double-While-Non-Citizens-Get-Discounts-e3o6dcs","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/3b0e86f8/podcast/play/125039452/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-1%2Fbb298d5a-776b-e239-d49f-ce58b3f66027.mp3","summary":"The U.S. Department of Justice has officially filed federal lawsuits against Washington, Oregon, Arizona, and New Mexico—bringing the total to 21 states challenged for providing in-state tuition rates and state financial aid to undocumented residents while charging out-of-state U.S. citizens tens of thousands more. In this episode of Left Coast News, we break down the constitutional violations under 8 U.S.C. § 1623, the multi-million dollar economic impact on taxpayers, and why federal courts across the country are permanently striking down these state policies. #LeftCoastNews #DOJ #WashingtonState #Olympia #DOJLawsuit #InStateTuition #CollegeTuition #StudentDebt #HigherEd #HigherEducation #RuleOfLaw #ConstitutionalLaw #8USC1623 #SupremacyClause #EqualProtection #FederalCourts #FifthCircuit #IllegalImmigration #BorderSecurity #AmericaFirst #TaxpayerMoney #StudentDebtCrisis #WestCoastPolitics #ConservativeTalk #PNW #WashingtonPolitics #OregonNews #BreakingNews #TrendingNews #NewsTok","meta_description":"The U.S. Department of Justice has officially filed federal lawsuits against Washington, Oregon, Arizona, and New Mexico—bringing the total to 21 states c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":603,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/behind-the-line-podcast-pacific-northwest-politics-and-constitutional-commentary-3000152/episodes/american-students-pay-double-while-non-citizens-get-discounts/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-line-podcast-pacific-northwest-politics-and-constitutional-commentary-3000152/american-students-pay-double-while-non-citizens-get-discounts.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}