“Perry was in office a few months when that law was voted on
(he took over when Bush won the Presidency, so the debated legislation started under Bush) and it was the TX Legislature and the people of Texas who wanted it.”
I lived in Texas in 2001 and I don’t recall a large number of Texans who demanded that the tax payers of Texas provide in-state tuition for illegal aliens. Of course, all of us who did not demand instate tuition for illegal aliens must have no heart.
“Besides, because of that law Texas Universities are able to PROFIT off the tuitions from people you speak of.”
Could you please explain to all of us how exactly a public university in the State of Texas actually “PROFITS” from an illegal alien paying In-State tuition?
And please explain how an illegal alien who earns a college degree in Texas can contribute to the state’s economy being that the illegal alien will never be able to legally work in the the United States?
The law does not provide funds. Only reduced rate.
They have to pay their tuition. Do some get aid? Yes
But just like any other student.
Students Who Qualified For In-State Benefits Paid Approximately $32.7 Million In Tuition and Fees In FY 2010, A Net Gain Of $11.07 Million. According to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: “Institutions of higher education report students who completed an affidavit paid approximately $32.7 million in tuition and fees in Fiscal Year 2010.” [Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, October 2011]
Removing The Tuition Benefit Will Have An Estimated “Net Loss Of Almost $92 Million In Tuition In Fiscal Year 2016 Alone.” According to Texas immigration attorney Susan Nelson: “A law was proposed in the 2011 legislative session that would have required undocumented students to pay non-resident tuition. The Higher Education Coordinating Board estimated that almost 20,000 students would be affected by the change, and calculated that the state’s institutions of higher learning would suffer a net loss of almost $92 million in tuition in fiscal year 2016 alone.” [Texas Immigration Lawyer Blog, 9/25/11]
WSJ: Undocumented Immigrants In Texas “Are More Likely To Bear A Larger Share Of The Tax Burden Than Their Counterparts In Most Other States.” According to the Wall Street Journal:
Immigration status aside, state residents are thought to be deserving of a subsidy because they pay sales taxes, property taxes and other fees to support state institutions that nonstate residents don’t pay. Especially in a state like Texas that has no income tax, illegal aliens are more likely to bear a larger share of the tax burden than their counterparts in most other states. [Wall Street Journal, 9/27/11]