Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) has introduced the Fairness for American Students Act (H.R.4548) that would close up a loophole that allows states to offer in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens. The bill would also prevent federal funds going to public universities that offer in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens.
Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.), Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), and Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La.) have cosponsored the legislation.
"U.S. citizens should not be forced to subsidize college tuition for illegal immigrants, and we should certainly never pay higher college tuition than someone in the country illegally," Rep. Tiahrt said. "Congressman Bilbray and I have worked hard to ensure the loophole is eliminated through this legislation."
Ten states currently offer in-state tuition to qualifying illegal aliens: California, Washington, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin and New York. Four states have passed laws strictly prohibiting offering in-state tuition.
"It is a disservice to deserving Americans - disproportionately native-born minorities and Americans from underprivileged backgrounds - who must pay out-of-state tuition rates or even forego college, while unlawfully present students may obtain a taxpayer-subsidized college education," NumbersUSA Founder and CEO Roy Beck said. "In dire economic times like these especially, the United States needs to ensure that any available dollars go toward educating and preparing American youth, both native-born and legal immigrant, so they can become successful, taxpaying citizens. The Tiahrt/Bilbray bill helps achieve this noble goal."
The 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act prohibits illegal aliens from receiving in-state tuition. Loopholes in the law, however, have allowed states to circumvent it.
"This bill will do much to reinforce the rule of law in immigration," immigration attorney and professor of law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Kris Kobach said. "It will put teeth into the existing law, which doesn't carry a large enough penalty against states that disobey."
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written by DelawareBob, January 31, 2010
Illegal aliens have made America the dumping ground for all their illegal alien children, then we have to school them and give them free medical care.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSe3C5vMafM&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_ZnX9JRo5M&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLJxmJZXgNI
I for one, am sick and tired of these ILLEGAL ALIENS snubbing their nose at our immigration laws and the many other laws of this Country. If our Federal Government can not ENFORCE our immigration laws, and get these ILLEGAL ALIENS out of this Country, then let the States do it! One way or another, an end has to come to this illegal immigration, and not with AMNESTY! Amnesty will only encourage more ILLEGAL ALIENS to invade our Country and reward those who broke our laws and raped the American taxpayer in many ways...depressing our wages, taking our jobs, overwhelming our schools with their ILLEGAL ALIEN children, driving without a license or car insurance, all the crime from stolen identities to rape, drugs and everything else.
It's time for ZERO TOLERENCE with these ILLEGAL ALIENS. It's time for them get out of this Country and back in their own Country where they belong. When we get rid of the ILLEGAL ALIENS, we will get rid of all the problems that go with them. THAT IS A FACT!
ENFORCE THE LAW! NO AMNESTY!
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This refusal to abide by our Constitution or enforce our Immigration Laws should be cla*sified as Treason of the most foul kind, & as grounds for impeachment & trials for Treason!
Not only have they allowed the invasion, they force American tax payers to pay Billions on Billions of dollars to provide Welfare, Prison cells, Educate the invaders numerous children, and free medical care, at the same time the invading horde break numerous laws and ma*sive document fraud, & are destroying our schools, hospitals, communities, culture and standard of living while Robbing, Raping, Killing & a*saulting American Citizens WAKE UP PEOPLE!