Thread: Lieutenant governor breaks with Perry on tuition

Lieutenant governor breaks with Perry on tuition


ennisdailynews.com
Associated Press
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

DALLAS (AP) — Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is breaking with Gov. Rick Perry by opposing in-state college tuition rates for illegal immigrants.

Dewhurst, running for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate seat of retiring Kay Bailey Hutchison, says he understands Perry’s arguments but says his stance is all about fairness.

Dewhurst’s comments came in a taping Monday for a political show to be aired Sunday on Dallas’ WFAA-TV.

Perry, seeking the Republican presidential nomination, has been criticized by opponents in his own party for his position that children of illegal immigrants in Texas through no fault of their own should pay reduced in-state college tuition.

Dewhurst says if Americans from Louisiana or Oklahoma or New Mexico aren’t eligible for the lower tuition, it’s not fair to give the break to non-citizens.

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Originally Posted by Ratbstard

Dewhurst says if Americans from Louisiana or Oklahoma or New Mexico aren’t eligible for the lower tuition, it’s not fair to give the break to non-citizens.

Thank. You.

One of them finally acknowledges the elephant in the room of this argument. Even if they are okay with illegal aliens overruning the state/country, how can they claim any conscience or compassion in thier arguments (which we know they love to play those cards) while discriminating against people legally in the country by birth, naturalization, or what have you.