Senate Extends Scholarship Program To Illegal Immigrants Date: Thursday, March 03 @ 09:32:05 EST Topic: Illegal Immigration News in the US AP via The New Mexico Channel March 3rd, 2005 illegal,immigration,Americans, senate,immigrants,Republican,Democrat SANTA FE, N.M. -- The New Mexico Senate has approved a proposal to allow certain non-citizen residents who graduate from a New Mexico high school to receive lottery scholarships. The bill would extend eligibility for in-state tuition and the state-funded financial aid program to illegal immigrants who attended a New Mexico high school for at least a year and graduated or received a high school equivalency degree. Supporters said the legislation would help children of undocumented immigrants living in New Mexico -- some having worked and paid taxes in the state for many years. But Sen. Mark Boitano, an Albuquerque Republican, said New Mexico could see a flood of immigrants coming into the state to receive the scholarships. I've read enough. I'm ready to join the fight against illegal immigration. Read the original article. Discuss this article in our Discussion Group. This article comes from Illegal Immigration: Americans Fighting Back http://www.alipac.us/ The URL for this story is: http://www.alipac.us//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=243