California Bill Makes Illegal Immigrants Eligible For Financial Aid

The California state Senate approved Thursday a bill that would allow college students who entered the United States illegally to receive limited financial aid, the Associated Press reports.

The legislation would in-state tuition eligible students to receive privately sponsored college scholarships -- the bill goes to Gov. Jerry Brown for approval.

If the governor approves the bill, California would join several other states across the country that offer tuition breaks to illegal immigrants, including New York, New Mexico, Texas and Maryland.

Most recently, Connecticut passed legislation that would permit illegal immigrants to apply for in-state tuition at the state's public universities.

Comments

[Philclock]

06:33 AM on 07/29/2011

California: "Progressive" suicide, and bankruptcy for my middle schooler before he's old enough to vote.

[basshawgnc]

03:35 AM on 07/22/2011

Wow, California continues to roll out the red carpet for illegal immigrants ....... absolutely astounding! If you're not part of the solution than you're part of the problem and California is definitely part of this country's problem where illegal immigration is concerned. This is the same as saying, we condone illegal immigration. Furthermore, wouldn't this be considered aiding and abetting illegal immigrants?

[Sebastian Gueta]

05:48 PM on 07/19/2011

I think the people here are missing the main point. The students applying to college are not the illegal immigrants themselves, but instead their children. The children did not have a say in coming to the US, they come because they have to. Why should they not have the opportunity to pursue higher education if they have not committed any misdeed? A lot of these students have worked much harder than their peers and deserve it just as much as they do.

[KJLSanDiego]

06:02 PM on 07/19/2011

The kids didn't know they were breaking the law when they came here when they were little, but they were and they did.
It's sad for them, but legal citizens ought to be given priority at American universities.
Especially when there are more students applying than there are spots available as incoming freshmen.

[Sebastian Gueta]

06:34 PM on 07/19/2011

I see your point, but what exactly do you suggest they do? There is no justice in giving American citizens priority at American universities because of a status that they were born with. I believe that if a student is accepted to a UC, or any state school for that matter, they should have the right to attend, regardless of their origins.

[norepublicanleftbehind]

04:06 PM on 07/19/2011

Oh Hell no!

[dmessy]

10:05 PM on 07/18/2011

Anyone got another nail?

[KJLSanDiego]

07:44 PM on 07/18/2011

Our nation is hemorrhaging right now!
Every new person adds a cut, so to speak!
We can not support our national birth rate, we don't have the resources for even that, let alone every other citizen of the world!
We have got to limit our immigration if we don't want to be demoted to the status of a third world nation!
I'm sorry, but we can not be the default nation to the impoverished all around the world.
Other citizens of other nations should fight to make their own country better!

[nelsgj]

02:35 PM on 08/29/2011

Our nation is Hemorrhaging alright, but not the way you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3JiSokHylQ
We are bleeding dollars leaving our country. Our nation will be owned by China by 2030, but it looks like they will be repossessing a Muslim nation rather than a Christian one. Perhaps they don't care anymore than our nation or leaders do.

[MisterRog]

07:33 PM on 07/18/2011

It's only right since Mexico gives financial aid to illegal immigrants in their country.

[nelsgj]

02:40 PM on 08/29/2011

You are joking right? Illegal immigrants in Mexico have no rights, and Mexico does not translate into other languages. You must learn spanish to live/function there. You will never go to a school there and expect them to teach you in English. Try filling out a form in English, forget it. Mexico is way to smart to bend for illegals.

[ABACADABRA RABBIT]

05:25 PM on 07/18/2011

What? Another incentive?

Are they exempt from needing work authorization if they get accepted? Federal Work-Study?

What keeps them from getting their education here and not paying back the loans when they go back to their country of origin?

And we wonder why we have a debt crisis?

[ultrawiz]

03:57 PM on 07/18/2011

And what kind of tuition breaks are offered to people born in this country to US citizens? All these advantages that are handed out to criminals makes me want to denounce my US citizenship. If you're a hard working honest taxpaying citizen you get screwed. If you're here illegally and have never paid a dime in taxes you are eligible for low tuition, rent subsidies, food stamps, and free medical. Who says that being a criminal doesn't pay?

[sayber]

06:00 PM on 07/19/2011

to ultrawiz:
I am in total agreement with you!
About 10 years ago when this influx if immigrants was still sort of new, I stood on line to get financial aid for college. I thought, hey, I'm American, I have a job, never had a dime from "the system' because I always paid my way. Thinking for sure they would "aid" me.
Every other person on line were foreigners,and they all received financial aid. So I was optimistic. Wrong. They told me I could apply for a student LOAN. Everyone there that day got a break EXCEPT me!

[CapsFan1988]

02:02 PM on 07/18/2011

So they are hiking tuition by around 10%, and make it harder for Americans to afford to go to college. Yet, they made it legal to give financial aid to illegals? How and why are people in California letting this happen? They are taking your tax money and giving it to people who are here illegally and don't pay taxes! So you are supposed to foot the bill for them to go to college! While your own state/ local government won’t foot the bill for your citizen child to go to school, because you are middle class? wtf!

[bluereality909]

01:52 PM on 07/19/2011

There is nothing we can do, the democrats own the legislature and a growong majority are hispanic.

[spqr05]

12:12 PM on 07/18/2011

Don't ask me for more money as a taxpayer if you continue to waste and spend our money on items we don't agree with. I remember reading a story where the citizens revolted as they said, "no taxation without representation" and these words are ringing clearer every day.

If the government (state & local) are incompetent then we cannot support them and will withhold our money! Let's see how many social programs are destroyed as they have broken the pocket books of good hard working citizens that pay taxes. I'm not saying illegals are not good or hard working but we don't owe them anything as we don't owe blacks reparations for slavery.

[opine Ron]

04:41 AM on 07/18/2011

You heard it here illegals in Arizona! California wants you! Head on over, please.

[wk682071]

10:49 PM on 07/17/2011

Why are you people arguing about whether it's right or wrong to protect or help the illegals, or to let them stay here in the U.S. or not. Don't you all understand> They are ILLEGAL. Just that one word alone is enough to charge them and get them deported deported period.

[Wupta]

01:16 AM on 07/18/2011

Well said

[sayber]

06:05 PM on 07/19/2011

Maybe after WE pay for their education, they will learn the word ILLEGAL !!!!!!!!!!

[judypearl1]

08:07 PM on 07/17/2011

This is exactly why this state is broke.

[Sanndy Myer]

10:33 PM on 07/17/2011

Agreed....unbelievable!!

[asmir]

03:18 AM on 07/17/2011

they should have made it illegal not to be able to speak English, the language of the great USA!!
http://i53.tinypic.com/311w5e9.jpg

[Gottlieb]

03:35 AM on 07/17/2011

The USA has no official language. Are you proposing to do what your great American ancestors did and burn down the foreign language newspapers and lynch those you don't consider REAL Americans. The US has always had those who were worried about those Americans who spoke a language other than English. General Washington had no problem with his units which spoke German or French while Ben Franklin was concerned about those German speakers. What is your plan for our fellow Americans who settled the Southwest before the USA was founded and claimed those areas. Are you proposing ethnic cleansing? Are you in favor of reinterpreting the 14 amendment? How do you define "great America?" I keep hearing "they broke the law and should be removed from the USA." Are you in favor of making it illegal to speak anything but English so you can remove those you don't?" Where do plan to send the Sioux, Apache, Navaho, Nez Perce, Cherokee, etc...?

[asmir]

04:27 AM on 07/17/2011

its 2011, Ben's gone, George is gone, if you are to be living in the USA, you should learn the language! If you are here illegally, you better know the language! Are you a pinball wizard Gottlieb?!

[ultrawiz]

04:03 PM on 07/18/2011

And has been shown throughout history, countries that have more than one common language are more likely to collapse. Your analogies are so far over the top it makes your argument ludicrous at best. A common tongue binds a nation together.

[floodberg]

03:40 AM on 07/17/2011

Applicants for legal residency and citizenship are required to have basic English speaking and reading skills, among other things, that illegal immigrants avoid.