August 30, 2007State GOP leaders' illegal immigration ploy, er, planFor Friday: State Republicans have found a way to divert attention from bad-driver fees. It's an illegal immigration proposal that would prohibit public colleges and universities from accepting illegal immigrants. There is no basis for the proposal, no statistics to speak of showing that illegal immigrants are taking slots away from applicants who are here legally. The proposal is a political ploy that plays on the fears of an impatient, angered public. |
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August 30, 2007
State GOP leaders' illegal immigration ploy, er, plan
For Friday: State Republicans have found a way to divert attention from bad-driver fees. It's an illegal immigration proposal that would prohibit public colleges and universities from accepting illegal immigrants. There is no basis for the proposal, no statistics to speak of showing that illegal immigrants are taking slots away from applicants who are here legally. The proposal is a political ploy that plays on the fears of an impatient, angered public.
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[August 30, 2007 10:45 PM]
C RamseyDo you really need statistics for this?
If there are ANY illegal aliens admitted to a public college or university and ANY US citizens or legal aliens were denied admission that same admission period, then the illegal aliens are taking slots away from someone who is here legally. That's just common sense and logic.
Maybe we could commission an over-priced, tax-payer funded longitudinal study to look into this and tell us what we all already know. That would make about as much sense as the current practice of giving in-state tuition rates, which are supposedly reserved for Virginia residents, to illegal aliens when they aren't even in the country, much less the state, legally.