Romer's Banditos are at the gate
Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform
April 3, 2009
Romer's Banditos Are At the Gate
Instate Tuition for Illegal Aliens Scheduled for the Senate Agenda, Today, April 3rd.
On Thursday the Senate Appropriations Committee, using an old legislative trick, passed Silly Bill-170 on to the committee of the whole, the Senate floor. There, it faces two votes: a Second, where many amendments could be added, and Third Reading. IF successful, it then goes to the House Education Committee, which will offer the next opportunity for public testimony.
Stop This Mini Amnesty!
PLEASE take the time to call and email your Senator, letting them of your opposition to the Bill.
You can locate themhereor check the list at the end of this alert.
There are many blatant violations of Federal law, but what's of particular concern is the potential violation of the Colorado Secure and Verifiable ID Act of 2003. Although the Bill was amended yesterday with a new exemption added to HB06S-1023 (Special Session benefits law we fought so hard to get passed), it fails to show a path to actual registration for secondary education. In fact, Community Colleges just dealt with clarification of SVID usage in Nov. '08. The Immigration Reform Law Institute has promised to sue Colorado if Gov Ritter signs this enabling and certainly abetting (syn-INCITE) outrageous legislation. In addition, numerous challenges could be mounted based on state law. The costs will be substantial, at the same time the Colleges are facing massive cuts. This is NUTS.....
But let's not let it get that far......Meet me at the Capitol next week, probably on Tuesday, April 7th.
Details will be forthcoming, and if you are interested, contact me here.
Also, please cast your vote on this Denver Post Poll. It's standing at 87 - 11% against illegal immigrants being granted in-state tuition.
Now is the time to reach out to your Senator.
Give them an earful and write to let them know you want them to
STOP THIS NONSENSE.
Talking points:
(Use your own words)
* Please vote NO on Senator Romer's in-state tuition bill for illegal aliens (SB09-170). If not for Appropriations Committee voting conducted in an underhanded manner, it would not even have made it to the Senate floor.
* Why should illegal aliens pay less college tuition than American students from other states?
* The 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act allows a state to provide subsidized, lower in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens but only if the state also provides the same low rate to U.S. citizens who are residents of other states. SB09-170 does not comply with this requirement and would be illegal.
* In these troubled economic times, when American families are struggling to pay for college education, it does not make sense to provide discounted education to illegal aliens - who can not legally work in our country when they graduate.
* There are only a fixed number of college seats. These seats should go to lawful Colorado residents, not illegal aliens.
Articles - good reading:
Dems sneak through in-state tuition for illegal aliens
Peter Bolyes and Stan Weekes discussed SB 170
at 6am, April 1, on KHOW radio.
After that hour, at 7:30am, you can listen to the actual hearing.
Podcast here.
Illegal Immigrant Tuition Passes Hurdle - Key Republican Missed Vote
Schedule shift saves tuition bill, riles GOP
Immigrants' tuition bill may get a reprieve
Colorado State Senators:
Bob Bacon 303-866-4841 bob.bacon.senate@state.co.us
Betty Boyd 303-8 betty.boyd.senate@state.co.us
Greg Brophy 303-866-6360 greg@gregbrophy.net
Bill Cadman 303-866-2737 bill.cadman.senate@state.co.us
Morgan Carroll 303-866-4879 morgan.carroll.senate@state.co.us
Joyce Foster 303-866-4875 joyce.foster.senate@state.co.us
Dan Gibbs 303-866-4873 dan.gibbs.senate@state.co.us
Peter Groff 303-866-3342 peter.groff.senate@state.co.us
Ted Harvey 303-866-4881 ted.harvey.senate@state.co.us
Rollie Heath 303-866-4872 rollie.heath.senate@state.co.us
Mary Hodge 303-866-4855 mary.hodge.senate@state.co.us
Evie Hudak 303-866-4840 senatorhudak@gmail.com
Jim Isgar 303-866-4884 isgarsenate@frontier.net
Maryanne Keller 303-866-2585 moe.keller.senate@state.co.us
Ken Kester 303-866-4877 electkenkester@hotmail.com
Keith King 303-866-4880 keith@keith king.org
Mike Kopp 303-866-2638 mike.kopp.senate@state.co.us
Kevin Lundberg 303-866-4853 kevin@kevinlundberg.com
Shawn Mitchel 303-866-4876 shawnmitch@aol.com
John Morse 303-866-6364 john.morse.senate@state.co.us
Linda Newell 303-866-4846 linda.newell.senate@gmail.com
Joshua Penry 303-866-3077 joshpenry@gmail.com
Scott Renfroe 303-866-4451 scott.renfroe.senate@state.co.us
Chris Romer 303-866-4852 chris.romer.senate@state.co.us
Paul Sandoval 303-866-4862 nwden34@yahoo.com
Mark Scheffel 303-8 mark.scheffel.senate@state.co.us
David Schultheis 303-866-4835 senatorschultheis@gmail.com
Gail Schwart : gail.schwartz.senate@gmail.com
Brandon Shaffer 303-866-5291 brandon@brandonshaffer.com
Nancy Spence 303-866-4883 nancyspence@qwest.net
Abel Tapia 303-866-2581 abel.tapia.senate@state.co.us
Lois Tochtrop 303-866-4863 lotochtrop@aol.com
Jennifer Veiga 303-866-4861 sen atorveiga@gmail.com
Al White 303-866-2586 al.white.senate@state.co.us
Suzanne Williams 303-866-3432 suzanne.williams.senate@state.co.us
Find your own Senator here.
Please make the call to your elected public servant; send that email.
Sincerely,
Stan Weekes
Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform
www.CAIRCO.org
