Commie Liberals Continue to Help Illegals Rape Tax Paying Americans

"These are very bright students, some of them are at the top of their class."

Is this some kind of joke? Half of these fuckers don't speak English. I have had the wonderful honor to meet some of these fuckers getting a free ride here and they have the intelligence of a rock. I can't afford fucking community college! Between the Jewish led confrontation that is about to go down with Iran, the invasion from the south, and all the other shit that I could go on and on about, I sure am glad I own a firearm.
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Lawmaker wants in-state tuition for kids of illegal immigrants

By ANDREA FANTA Associated Press Writer

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — State representative Juan Zapata's appeal to his colleagues Monday about charging children of illegal immigrants in-state tuition for a college education had a personal tone.

Zapata, a Republican lawmaker from Miami, was born in Peru and raised in Columbia. His family moved to the U.S. when he was a child and earned American citizenship. Zapata later finished a bachelor's degree at Florida International University and, four years ago, entered state politics.

But some immigrant children aren't as lucky as he was, Zapata said. So he wants to give children of illegal immigrants a chance at success by charging them in-state tuition.
"This really is a bill about access and about kids who have done nothing wrong being able to earn a college education," Zapata said. "These are very bright students, some of them are at the top of their class."

This is the fourth time Zapata will try to pass the measure. Under this year's bill (HB 119), undocumented students who study at a Florida high school for three years and graduate could pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. At least nine other states have passed similar legislation.

"These have pretty much been raised here. They shouldn't be penalized for decisions their parents made...why should we force them to be valet parkers or other menial workers?" Zapata said. "Those kids who work that much harder, why should we shut the door on them when they finish high school — and to a certain degree, to our detriment?"

The concept has run into opposition nationally and locally, where opponents say the measure rewards parents for breaking the law and takes enrollment spots from other immigrant and American-born students who are here legally.

"I'm not really happy about it," said Rhoda Smith, an Orlando nurse who also volunteers with the Minutemen Florida Corps, an affiliate of the grassroots group that performs their own citizen patrols of border crossings in states like California.

"We have American citizens who would love to go to college," Smith said. "These people aren't even legal ... I don't believe that's fair. I am not racist, my friends are from everywhere. You come over here, you do everything right, I think it's fantastic."

Estimates about how many undocumented students are making their way through Florida's K-12 system are shaky, especially since the state's education department doesn't require officials to ask about students' immigration status.

The Pew Hispanic Center, which studies one of the nation's largest immigrant groups, estimates that nearly 4 million children have parents who are "unauthorized migrants." The organization estimates that nearly 3 million of those children are American by birth but belong to undocumented immigrant parents.
The bill must still clear a vote in the House Education Council before going to the floor for final debate. The Senate version of the legislation (SB 366) must still clear two committees.
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17 illegal immigrants got in-state tuition at Gainesville State

By HARRIS BLACKWOODThe Times

Why "would we not want them to continue their education? They want to attend college to prepare for productive careers, and they hold out hope of gaining legal status." --Gainesville State president Martha Nesbitt
The president of Gainesville State College said Monday that 17 illegal immigrants, all graduates of area high schools, were allowed to pay in-state tuition during the current school year.
Martha Nesbitt issued the written statement in response to a request by The Times for data on the number of illegal immigrants paying the lower tuition rate for Georgia residents.
"The only students who qualify for consideration (for in-state tuition) are those who are Georgia residents, have graduated from a Georgia high school and offer strong academic promise," wrote Nesbitt.
She defended the practice as being legal and approved by the University System Board of Regents. She said most of the students were from Hall County.
Her comments came on the heels of a letter by Sen. Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock, accusing the college of violating federal law.
"Federal law is quite clear on the issue of taxpayer-assisted tuition for illegal aliens," wrote Rogers in a letter to The Times. "Title 8, U.S.C. section 1621, requires that illegal aliens may not receive any post-secondary education benefits, unless an individually state specifically grants in-state tuition."
Rogers, who is not related to Rep. Carl Rogers of Gainesville, was the sponsor of the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act, the sweeping state immigration reform bill that Gov. Sonny Perdue signed into law Monday.
He wrote that it was "illogical" to invest taxpayer dollars in a person who is not legally allowed to work upon graduation.
But in her e-mail, Nesbitt questioned why "would we not want them to continue their education."
"They want to attend college to prepare for productive careers, and they hold out hope of gaining legal status," she wrote.
Nesbitt hopes to talk with local lawmakers about the matter, saying she found it strange that members of Hall's delegation chose to take the case directly to the media.
She was referring to state Rep. James Mills published comments that funds to renovate the student center were in jeopardy during the budget process. Mills, R-Chestnut Mountain, said this was due in part to a March 6 forum on immigration that Rogers attended.
In an e-mail to The Times, Rogers wrote that he felt the forum was "loaded against me," but he wasn't upset.
"I attended the event at Gainesville, despite the 90-minute drive during the middle of a session week, and had no problem with it," he wrote.
Nesbitt dismissed talk about the forum as "an attempt to control academic freedom on a college campus." She said the community has spoken eloquently in defending the school.