Thread: What are they trying to say about the illegal alien race?

http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/85608.html

Here's the story from the link:

Hispanic students to get aid from billCollege education measure would give funds to schools including UC Merced.By Michael Doyle / Bee Washington Bureau07/14/07 04:24:03

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WASHINGTON -- The University of California at Merced is poised to get more money to serve Hispanic students, including a possible boost from a bill approved by the House this week.

A college education bill approved Wednesday would increase funding for schools with large Hispanic populations. Schools like Modesto Junior College and California State University, Fresno, already get hundreds of thousands of dollars annually from an existing program, and UC Merced has applied for its share.

Under the House bill, all the schools could receive even more.

"More than half of our undergraduates are first in their families to attend college," UC Merced spokeswoman Patti Waid Istas said. "These students do quite well in college if they receive targeted support from the start of their undergraduate education."

UC Merced, which opened in 2005, anticipates becoming eligible for the grants sometime this month as a result of its progress toward formal accreditation, Istas said. So university officials are watching closely as Congress rewrites the rules for college loans and grants.

The bill approved Wednesday on a largely party-line 273-149 vote spans many college policies, from increasing Pell Grants to cutting student interest rates.

But it still faces hurdles. The entire package must be negotiated with the Senate, the White House and congressional Republicans -- and the Bush administration considers the House bill too costly and inefficient.

The administration's critique primarily centers on student-loan provisions and does not target the funding meant to help Hispanic students.

Congress already provides nearly $95 million a year in grants for colleges with large Hispanic populations. The bill approved Wednesday would add $40 million a year.

At stake is funding for schools that the U.S. Education Department has designated as "Hispanic-serving institutions," which are more common in California than in any other state.

The Education Department designates a college or university as a Hispanic-serving institution if more than 25% of the students are Hispanic. About 260 schools nationwide have the designation, making them eligible for special funding.

Fresno State, for instance, received more than $1 million under the current program in 2005, while Modesto Junior College received a $402,420 grant.

No University of California campus currently is eligible, but UC Merced appears to be well-positioned to receive funds. Last year, 25.5% of the school's students were Hispanic.

Istas noted that Merced Democratic Rep. Dennis Cardoza weighed in with the Education Department, helping secure the new university's eligibility.

The $95 million that Congress already provides for Hispanic-serving institutions comes under a separate law covering colleges and universities. The House bill approved this week provides a different and additional pot of funds, with $200 million over five years in competitive grants emphasizing schools that target low-income Hispanic students studying math, science and engineering.

The Senate hasn't finished its own version of the college funding bill, so the $200 million figure might change. Separately, lawmakers will be writing a higher education law this year that will also include grant funding for the Hispanic-serving institutions.

Christina Perez, who will be a junior at UC Merced this fall, said the additional funding is a great idea. Perez, 20, is a Merced High School graduate whose parents did not attend college. She is studying management and political science.

"UC Merced is giving us an opportunity to have a higher education, and to go out there and get a better job," Perez said Thursday, adding that "the Hispanic market is really important."
The reporter can be reached at mdoyle@mcclatchydc.com or (202) 383-0006.

If they run short they can always hit up one of the race groups.

Did you see who financing La Raza?

The Federal Government is allowing La Raza access to our money before we are even able to pick up our check and cash it for the money that's left over?

Check out where our tax money is going. The list is at the end of this American Chronicle article.

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articl ... leID=25447

I would guess this is the sort of thing they used to finance the invaders Protest back in May 2006.

H.R. 1999:

(b) Authorization of Appropriations- There is authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section--

(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and

(2) $10,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1999