Terri
09-08-2006, 08:23 AM
By Jim Brown
AgapePress
September 8, 2006
A California lawmaker is chiding his colleagues in the State Assembly for choosing to reward illegal immigrant students with taxpayer dollars.
On a party-line vote, the California Assembly has approved a Senate bill that would allow students who came to the United States illegally to apply for state financial aid when they attend California colleges and universities. The legislation builds upon an existing California law allowing illegal alien students to qualify for lower, in-state tuition rates if they meet certain criteria -- among them signing an affidavit stating they have applied to become legal residents or will do so if they become eligible for financial aid.
More (http://www.gopusa.com/news/2006/september/0908_bill_illegals.s html)
AgapePress
September 8, 2006
A California lawmaker is chiding his colleagues in the State Assembly for choosing to reward illegal immigrant students with taxpayer dollars.
On a party-line vote, the California Assembly has approved a Senate bill that would allow students who came to the United States illegally to apply for state financial aid when they attend California colleges and universities. The legislation builds upon an existing California law allowing illegal alien students to qualify for lower, in-state tuition rates if they meet certain criteria -- among them signing an affidavit stating they have applied to become legal residents or will do so if they become eligible for financial aid.
More (http://www.gopusa.com/news/2006/september/0908_bill_illegals.s html)