Thread: New bill to keep illegals out of Tennessee universities

New bill to keep illegals out of Tennessee universities
Rob Pratt

KNOXVILLE (WVLT) — While students and parents worry about tuition going up, there are questions about whether some should be allowed to enroll at all.

Specifically illegal immigrants some of whom moved here when they were very young and are now graduating from high school.

Many say the simple question at the heart of there argument is, “should taxpayers be responsible for providing higher education to people who are here illegally? “

In order to enroll at the University of Tennessee, students must either be citizens or prove that they are in this country legally.

Most of the students we talked to on Thursday said they have no problem with the current system.

“The institution is supported by taxpayers for citizens of the state,â€

[quote]"There are people that say, ‘let’s let everybody come,’ and there are the people that say ‘let nobody come,’â€

A lot of state and federal tax payer dollars are poured into colleges and universities. Why should illegal aliens pay anything less than an international rate? They shouldn't.

If you can't afford our rates, go some place else. For instance, a university education in Mexico is almost free so why don't the illegals from Mexico just go home? Why should we lower our tuition rates for crimigrants? We shouldn't.

Dixie