Yes, I understand that some OOS students (at least the ones that don’t get top-end merit scholarships) pay an additional $23,000 annual in additional tuition, however weighed against this is the fact that their families have not supported the UC system over the years through state taxes. You might note additionally that the student from New Mexico in the article I linked to was offered a place at UC Santa Cruz with a lower cost of attendance that an instate student would have paid due to generous financial aid. I’m not against having OOS and international students in the UC system, but I’d like to see some concrete figures in terms of what these students are contributing financially compared with full pay instate students whose families have supported and continue to support the UC system through their taxes. I have heard much in the news about how UC needs OOS tuition money, but I think it is much less widely known that the OOS tuition is subsidized by the taxpayer. If UC is going to pass over qualified in state students to go after a quick fix of OOS tuition money an honest accounting is needed to demonstrate to California families that it is worth it.