When you apply to the State University system of your choice in California, tell them that you are from Canada or New Zealand and request "in-state tuition" AND "financial aid".
DO IT! The registration offices obviously now can't contest your address. They now have to rubber stamp your request and you get the in-state tuition and aid as do the illegals.
Seriously, go for it kids. Apply as an immigrant from whatever country you choose, as long as you have some kind of documentation to show you lived there. Probably nothing more that a phone bill.
Someone should post this on Dummies R Us. I'm sure the more astute (big word for dumbasses) know what I'm doing here.
Have a great time with your feminist, drama, cultural, journal, racial studies on my dime. Wave when I drive by your house while you're living in your parents basement or spare bedroom or 15 to a house. But hey, you got a huge break on tuition because no California legislature has the cojones to protect their own citizens.
You can always use your books for a coffee table. Just get a level from Home Depot to make sure things don't run downhill. Oh, wait you can't afford a level. In that case, just use your t-shirt to mop stuff up. It's okay - t-shirts dry out. Oh, sorry, I forgot you got another kid on the way. In that case, look around for old bedsheets - they make great cleaning cloths.
OR...you could always go back to Mexico and use your USA education to better your pathetic homeland you are so proud of...