Lawmakers approve financial aid to illegal immigrants

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Originally Posted by wilfred

Unless things have changed, there was no assistance for international students at all. I was considered as an international student (because I was a legal immigrant but wasn't a US citizen at the time) and while attending a community college for my general education, my tuition was around $200~$300 per unit. Meanwhile, US citizens only have to pay $5 or $10 per unit. I have no problem with that because I wasn't a US citizen and neither my parents or myself were paying any taxes. So it makes perfect sense we have to pay more to get an education here. As a matter of fact, I remember we had to provide bank statement showing the ability to pay the tuition and expenses during my stay because international students are not allowed to work in this country.

Now to offer financial aid to the illegals is complete BS!

My ex-wife is Belgian, and that's exactly what we had to do to put her through college in Colorado. As a legal immigrant married to a US citizen, she was NOT eligible for in-state tuition or financial aid until her permanent residency was approved (which in our case took 4 years).

It's getting harder and harder to immigrate legally, so why are we helping illegals sneak across the border and paying them to go to college? If I tried that in any other country, they'd send me packing. It's going from the land of the free to the land of the free rent

[f5fstop]

Originally Posted by Wisha Haddan H3

It's getting harder and harder to immigrate legally, so why are we helping illegals sneak across the border and paying them to go to college? If I tried that in any other country, they'd send me packing. It's going from the land of the free to the land of the free rent

Try to sneak across the Mexican border, and get caught. You are beaten and sent back, or worse, you are raped, beaten and sent back. In addition, even if you legally move to Mexico and obtain Mexican Citizenship (Why anyone would?), they retain the right to pull your citizenship at any time and deport you back to where you came from prior to moving to Mexico.

[marin8703]

maybe its a trap, they'll round them up at the colleges and deport them.