Thread: TN weighs in-state tuition for illegal aliens

Originally Posted by Jean

Feb. 12, 2014 5:21 PM
Chas Sisk

A Senate committee put off debate on a bill that would give in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants who came to Tennessee as children, but it approved a related measure that would let state universities count the American-born children of undocumented immigrants as residents.

The Senate Education Committee agreed Wednesday afternoon to delay debate Senate Bill 1951, which would qualify undocumented immigrants who move to Tennessee before high school and meet academic standards for in-state tuition to the University of Tennessee and Tennessee Board of Regents systems. The bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Todd Gardenhire, asked for the delay, citing a clerical error in the measure’s wording.

But committee members debated and approved Senate Bill 2115, a bill that would extend in-state tuition to the children of undocumented immigrants who are themselves U.S. citizens. Under current Tennessee law, dependents of undocumented immigrants cannot receive in-state tuition.

Opponents wondered if the children of undocumented immigrants should be considered citizens, and they said giving them in-state tuition would be unfair to parents who live out of state.

Gardenhire said Tennessee will benefit if children from undocumented families receive college degrees. He urged lawmakers to set aside their feelings about immigration policy.

“This is a problem that’s hurting us economically,” he said. “Never before have we punished children for what their parents did or did not do.”

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20...mented-delayed

First of all the Parents new what they are doing no two way about this they are not a citizen I don't care how long they live in
in our country the Parents knew what they are doing . they are not a citizen at all I say no tuition to Undocumented illegal
immigrants to the Senate you should know better Our Kid don't get any help but you want to help other country kids
well start helping Our Kids frist I say no

Sheesh! You don't need a college education to start a small business or even manage one. Besides who will she be providing jobs for? Betcha illegal aliens is the answer to that question.