MILLER: Free tuition for illegals
California Democrats push taxpayers to subsidize higher ed for aliens
By Emily Miller
The Washington Times
Friday, August 26, 2011

Democrats will do anything to pander for Hispanic votes in 2012. They’re even in favor of amnesty and cash handouts to illegal aliens, if that’s what it takes. The latest scheme from California liberals is a move to force over-burdened taxpayers to foot the bill to put illegals through college.

On Thursday, the California Senate Appropriations Committee passed AB 131, which would allow undocumented pupils to sign up for public financial aid at state schools. At the same time, the Golden State’s dire fiscal straits have forced cutbacks in public-education spending for actual citizens. This particular bill is one of two measures in the so-called “California Dream Act,â€