Cskin Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Geez... rewarding illegal aliens with low-cost college tuition... NICE!!! Screw legalized American kids that need low-cost tuition!!! Kansas Gov. to sign illegal immigrants tuition bill http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Central/05/05/immigrant.tuition.ap/index.html TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) -- A bill offering some illegal immigrants a tuition break at Kansas' public colleges and universities cleared the Legislature on Tuesday and headed to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who plans to sign it. The House voted 68-54 for the measure, which won Senate passage earlier this year. The proposal extends in-state tuition -- which is much lower than tuition for nonresidents -- to illegal immigrants who have attended a Kansas high school at least three years and graduated or who earned a general educational development certificate in Kansas. To receive the lower tuition, an immigrant would have to be actively seeking legal immigration status or plan to do so when eligible. Proponents contended that many of the immigrants who will benefit have lived and attended schools in Kansas for years and intend to remain in the state. Opponents argued that the proposal would reward lawbreakers and perhaps even aid terrorists. "If terrorists come to get a pilot's license at a Kansas university, at least we gave them in-state tuition before they used it against us," Rep. Scott Schwab, a Republican, said sarcastically, drawing boos from some in the chamber. Kansas residents pay much less than students from outside the state at public universities. In the current semester, for example, in-state tuition for 15 credit hours at Kansas State University is $1,755, compared to $5,700 for undergraduates from other states Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atloldskin Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Unbelievable! Pass the bucket America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Now what they need to do is have a "registration day" and when they all show up, have the INS there with a bunch of vans to drive them to the border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 That's one of the major problems I have with our country. Our government is so quick to help others but less likely to help our own. American citizens should be getting cheaper tuition. Not illegal immigrants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Funny how we blame these programs and ignore the slap on the wrist we give companies that hire these people (the real motivation for coming). Seal the border with our military and lob MASSIVE fines towards companies that knowlingly hire these people (like Walmart). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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