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10-03-2006, 01:59 PM #1
ASU students push to reject Prop. 300
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/ ... 03-ON.html
ASU students push to reject Prop. 300
Associated Press
Oct. 3, 2006 09:00 AM
Some Arizona State University students claim a ballot measure would deny talented students a college education because their parents brought them to the country illegally as children.
Proposition 300 is on the Nov. 7 ballot. It would prevent students who are in the United States illegally from receiving in-state tuition at Arizona universities and community colleges.
State Sen. Dean Martin, R-Phoenix, sponsored the ballot initiative, which he says would ensure precious tax dollars are saved for legal residents.
The measure would require state agencies to confirm legal status when processing applications to community colleges, universities and state-funded childcare for low-income parents.
Martin says the ballot initiative is necessary to close remaining loopholes left from Proposition 200, passed by voters in 2004, which was supposed to stop state benefits for illegal immigrants.
Some ASU students are going door-to-door to convince Tempe residents to vote down a ballot measure.
"We want to make people realize this will not address the immigration issue," said Joaquin Rios, a 20-year-old junior who recently canvassed houses. "Cutting off access to higher education never is going to solve any problems."Support our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & Amnesty by joining our E-mail Alerts at http://eepurl.com/cktGTn
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10-03-2006, 03:00 PM #2"We want to make people realize this will not address the immigration issue," said Joaquin Rios, a 20-year-old junior who recently canvassed houses. "Cutting off access to higher education never is going to solve any problems."
Its sad that these kids have to suffer because their parents made dumb mistakes. Unfortunately this is one of the ugly sides of this issue.
I still agree though that no illegal should receive any benefits, especially college tuition funded by us the taxpayers."Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting the same results is the definition of insanity. " Albert Einstein.
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10-03-2006, 03:16 PM #3
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I'd like to see Vicente Fox step forward and offer to come up with scholarship funds for his citizens to offset the difference between in- and out-of-state tuition.
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