Thread: RED ALERT FOR COLORADO! ALIPACers please respond

I just got a disturbing call out of CO.

Im told they are pushing for a vote on in-state tuition for illegals in CO and that NumbersUSA just did an alert on this.

This bodes ill because last time ALIPAC was active in CO and we defeated in-state there as we did in 19 other states.

Many times when ALPAC is not engaged, the illegals win in stead of us!

Someone please post the info on what is happening in CO and get some number links here on the boards and let us put a team together here online today to go after CO right away!

As you can see, our national energies today have already been spent trying to keep Google, Youtube, and illegal alien supporting hackers from silencing us on the web instead of fighting for or against legislation.

W

This is all I've found: http://www.alipac.us/f12/tuition-ill...ted-co-249281/

Colorado: US House Represenatives


DeGette, Diana 202-225-4431
Online Office of Congresswoman Diana DeGette - Legislative Contact Form
Congresswoman Diana DeGette | Facebook
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Polis, Jared 202-225-2161
https://polisforms.house.gov/Forms/W...p/default.aspx
Congressman Jared Polis | Facebook
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Tipton, Scott 202-225-4761
503 N MAIN ST
PUEBLO CO 81003-3130
https://tipton.house.gov/contact-me/email-me
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Gardner, Cory 202-225-4676
822 7TH ST
GREELEY CO 80631-3933
https://gardner.house.gov/contact-me
Congressman Cory Gardner | Facebook
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Lamborn, Doug 202-225-4422
1271 KELLY JOHNSON BLVD
COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80920-3951
http://lamborn.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=138
Congressman Doug Lamborn | Facebook
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Coffman, Mike 202-225-7882
Write to Congressman Mike Coffman
Congressman Mike Coffman - Government Official - Washington - Wall | Facebook
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Perlmutter, Ed 202-225-2645
12600 W COLFAX AVE
LAKEWOOD CO 80215-3733
https://forms.house.gov/perlmutter/w.../contact.shtml
Congressman Ed Perlmutter - Wall | Facebook
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Senators of the 112th Congress

Bennet, Michael F. - (D - CO)	Class III
458 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5852
Denver, Colorado 80202 Michael Bennet - United States Senator for Colorado : Contact Twitter Michael F. Bennet | Facebook
Udall, Mark - (D - CO)	Class II
328 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5941
Web Form: www.markudall.senate.gov/?p=contact

Denver, CO 80202
Contact Mark | Mark Udall | U.S. Senator for Colorado
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Mark Udall - Wall | Facebook

Colorado State Senate:
Colorado General Assembly

Colorado State House Representatives:
Colorado General Assembly

Please Rally our boards to this effort and get people on the phones ASAP to CO. Also, please post feedback on what you are hearing here.

I will try to get some of our top activists to join in.

W

Use California for an example. Illegal immigrants have caused our education system to go into the tubes. Classes impacted. Tuition cost soaring. Six years to complete a 4 year degree. Tell them that since California passed the Dream Act California students have begun to transfer out of state with no intention of ever returning.

here we go again ... forwarding to 450+ friends and family

I have gotten nothing from numbersusa on Colorado, I will try and check it out more and post it here.


found this


CU Regents May Back In-State Tuition For Illegal Immigrants
Report: Republican Regent Could Be Swing Vote

POSTED: 8:58 am MST January 24, 2012
UPDATED: 9:37 am MST January 24, 2012

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BOULDER, Colo. -- The University of Colorado board of regents may endorse state legislation to extend in-state tuition benefits to students who are illegal immigrants.

This would provide key support from the state's flagship public university that was missing last year when a similar bill failed.

CU Regent Joe Neguse, D-Boulder, said he's considering bringing a resolution backing the controversial bill forward to his colleagues on the Republican-controlled board, the Daily Camera newspaper reported Monday. Tillie Bishop, a Republican from Grand Junction, could be the swing vote the Democrats need for an endorsement.

Last year, Bishop told the Camera he didn't support the legislation, saying illegal students shouldn't be given tuition perks when out-of-state students in the country legally are paying non-resident rates. But now, Bishop said he's softened his stance.

"Here's my thought process: 'Why do we want to penalize the kids for what their parents did -- coming to the country illegally?' Bishop told the Camera. "I know people on the other side would say that's the price they have to pay. But we keep talking about how important education is. It's something you can never take away from anyone. Who knows, one of them could be a Benjamin Franklin or an Einstein. We'd never know if we didn't give them a chance."

The board meets next on Feb. 1 in Colorado Springs.

Neguse told the newspaper the bill would help bring additional revenue to Colorado's public colleges and universities.

"It's also the right thing to do," he said. "Higher education should be affordable and accessible to every Coloradoan."

Five previous attempts to pass similar bills have failed in Colorado.

The current legislation, Senate Bill 15, sponsored by Sens. Michael Johnston, D-Denver, and Angela Giron, D-Pueblo, includes a new provision allowing individual colleges and universities to opt out of offering the lower tuition rate for undocumented students.

The bill proposes that undocumented Colorado students be eligible for unsubsidized in-state tuition rates, essentially creating a third tier of tuition, the Camera reported.

At CU-Boulder this year, the subsidized annual in-state tuition rate is $7,672 in the College of Arts and Sciences. Without state subsidies, 15 credit hours in the same college would cost $9,532 a year. Now, undocumented students are billed out-of-state tuition, which is $28,850 a year, the newspaper said.

For students to be eligible to earn the lower rate, they would need to attend three or more years of high school in Colorado and then be accepted at a college within a year after graduating or passing a test to earn their high school equivalency diploma.

A dozen states -- including neighboring Nebraska and New Mexico -- have laws allowing undocumented students who meet specific requirements to receive in-state tuition rates at public colleges, according to an analysis from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Also, Rhode Island's Board of Governors for Higher Education passed a policy that permits eligible undocumented students to pay in-state tuition.

You can read the entire story at the Daily Camera.

Previous Stories:

January 18, 2012: Illegal Immigrant Tuition Debated Again In Colo.
January 11, 2012: CO Illegal Immigrant Tuition Bill Introduced Again
April 26, 2011: In-State Tuition For Illegal Immigrants Rejected By Panel
April 18, 2011: State Senate Gives Final OK To Immigrant Tuition Bill
April 15, 2011: Illegal Immigrant Tuition Gets Initial Senate OK
February 9, 2011: CU Students Rally For Illegal Immigrant Tuition
January 19, 2011: Senators Push In-State Tuition For Undocumented Students
April 7, 2009: Senate Kills Tuition For Illegal Immigrants Bill
April 2, 2009: Republicans Call Illegal Immigration Bill 'Bad Faith' Politics
March 6, 2009: Tuition Break For Illegal Immigrants Gets Initial Nod
May 15, 2008: Free College Promise Does Not Apply To Undocumented Students


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CU Regents May Back In-State Tuition For Illegal Immigrants - Denver News Story - KMGH Denver

Illegal Immigrant Tuition Debated Again In Colo.
Bill Could Pass In Senate, But Fate Uncertain In House

POSTED: 9:41 am MST January 18, 2012

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DENVER -- Illegal immigrants attending Colorado high schools are waiting to see if this is the year the Legislature allows them to attend state universities at tuition rates that are higher than those for in-state students but lower than out-of-state levels.

Both parties have defeated the bill in the past. This year, passage is likely in the Senate, led by Democrats, but uncertain in the House, controlled by Republicans. But a Republican House lawmaker of Mexican descent who has been discussing the legislation with Democrats could influence its passage.

This is the sixth time state lawmakers have tried to make college more affordable to illegal immigrants, who don't qualify for the less-expensive in-state tuition. Out-of-state tuition can be up to five times higher, and supporters said that's an obstacle many college-bound illegal immigrants raised in the U.S. can't overcome.

"When you have a 9th grader or a 10th grader or an 8th grader who realizes they have no prospects for long-term success, they lose hope," said Democratic Sen. Michael Johnston, a sponsor of the legislation.

Opponents argue that state funds should not subsidize the tuition of illegal immigrants. Over the years, supporters have modified their proposal to placate opponents.

Last year, Democratic lawmakers proposed taking out a state stipend, so illegal immigrants would pay a slightly higher rate than in-state students. The legislation still failed. This year, in addition to taking away the stipend, the proposal gives colleges the ability to opt out of creating what would be a third tuition category.

For example, an illegal immigrant student attending the University of Colorado at Boulder would pay about $9,500 annually, compared with an estimated $7,700 for in-state tuition and about $28,850 for out of state. To qualify, students must have graduated from a state high school after attending at least three years. They must also sign an affidavit saying they are seeking, or will seek, legal status.

"Even though our kids are going to be paying substantially more than their in-state colleagues, it still gives them a chance at access they wouldn't have otherwise," Johnston said.

A hearing on the bill, introduced last week, is yet to be scheduled.

Johnston said an estimated 300 to 500 students would benefit from the bill, and colleges could take in $2 million in tuition revenue as a result.

Thirteen states -- including Texas, California, Illinois and Connecticut -- have passed legislation granting in-state tuition for immigrant students, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Republican Rep. Robert Ramirez, who was among those who voted to defeat the legislation in the House last year, has been working with Democrats on the bill. Although he has yet to sign on in support, Ramirez said he might support the legislation if it ensures no state general fund money goes to the students. He said he's working on amendments to the bill but would not discuss them.

Some opponents of the bill argue it would encourage illegal immigration, which supporters dismiss.

"I don't buy that. Not with this bill. If that was the case, Texas and these other states would've been flooded by now," said Ramirez, who sits on the House Education Committee that will hear the bill first if it passes the Senate.

Ramirez has said he has been pressured to vote for the bill because of his Hispanic heritage. His father moved to the U.S. from the Mexican city of Chapala, Jalisco, and Ramirez said his path to citizenship was a long, difficult and expensive process.

"I'm pretty proud of my heritage, I'm very proud to be Hispanic but this is about what's right for the state of Colorado," he said.


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