Posted on 05/14/2007 5:13:49 AM PDT by KeyLargo
Student loans for illegal immigrants?
May 14, 2007
BY WHITNEY WOODWARD Staff Reporter/wwoodward@suntimes.com
SPRINGFIELD -- Illegal immigrants with "B" averages would be eligible for state-backed student loans if a controversial Senate proposal becomes law.
Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) has called for the state to establish a taxpayer-funded student loan fund from which Illinois residents -- regardless of their citizenship -- could borrow to pay for their academic careers.
"Whether you're a citizen or a permanent legal resident or an immigrant, you . . . should have a right to an education," Sandoval said.
Sandoval's loan program fell one vote short of passage Thursday but was kept alive through a parliamentary move.
Critics denounced the plan, saying it would offer state-backed student loans to illegal immigrants.
"This program . . . would provide loans to illegal immigrants. Not to immigrants -- to illegal immigrants," said Sen. Bradley Burzynski (R-Clare), who voted against the bill.
Illinois residents would be eligible for $5,000 a year in loans if they have a 3.0 GPA, have lived in the state for at least three years and graduated from an Illinois high school.
Must promise to seek citizenship The Senate is considering a different proposal that would allow illegal immigrants to drive legally through a new driver's certificate program; the bill has already been approved by the House.
Illegal immigrants are allowed to attend Illinois public school, because districts are not allowed to ask students for proof of citizenship.
Sandoval's bill explicitly calls for loan-seeking students who aren't U.S. citizens or permanent residents to sign an affidavit that they will apply to be a permanent U.S. resident as soon as they are "eligible to do so."
He framed his legislation as a means to give high-achieving students low-cost loans, although Sandoval could not estimate how much program enrollees would save, as compared with other loan programs.
"Shame on my colleagues who threw the immigration red herring out. That is not what this bill is about," Sandoval said.
Burzynski said he's unwilling to support measures that would provide more services to illegal immigrants.
"The state of Illinois can only provide so much," Burzynski said.
Show me that in the Constitution..
oh wait a minute..
Right to abortion isn't in there either...
How silly of me to think the Constitution means anything....
Don’t forget the right to never be offended and the right to be safe from “hate crimes.” The Constitution is always negotiable when libs are involved. If it doesn’t suit their needs, they just say it does.
“...a taxpayer-funded student loan fund from which Illinois residents — regardless of their citizenship...”
This is a message to all leftist nuts: Just cut out the middle man. Write a check to the Mexican government for 10 billion dollars. Maybe then we can be allowed to have borders.
Conviently left out the 'illegal' part...
My son had to register for the draft to qualify for student loans! LOL
Oh, yeah, and no deferrment of interest because of OUR income. His interest began to accrue the day they made the first payout.
Sometimes, you just have to wonder.....
Good point, all Americans have to register to qualify for student loans. Hmmm... interesting that Sandoval says, “Shame on my colleagues who threw the immigration red herring out. That is not what this bill is about,” WTF is it about then?
Sandoval, Gutierez, Martinez, Menedez - do you notice a pattern here in the authors of all this welfare legislation for ILLEGAL aliens? Sounds like the Hispanic Politician Protection Acts.
Just wait until they are all amnestied and given citizenship and dominate the vote like they now do in Los Angeles. The money and privileges will pour out to this constituency.
What is worth pondering is how will this new majority respond to the needs of the next wave of immigration after them, like the Iraqis made refugees by our cut and run policies. Will they be as welcoming to them, or will they pull up the rope after they got in the boat themselves?
Seeing how they treat their fellow Hispanics on Mexico’s southern border, I think the latter.
“Conviently left out the ‘illegal’ part...”
Uh yes he goes by the name “SANDOVAL”..... Our country and culture is being not stolen but handed over to another.....
Gawd, it is becacuse of crap like this that we attract illegals in the first place !
What they forgot to mention is that Sandoval serves on an advisory council to the Mexican president:
http://lonewacko.com/blog/archives/003970.html
In fact, you can see his name on this list of their advisors:
www.ime.gob.mx/ccime/directorios/dir_ccime_06_09.htm
Just plain sick!!
ping
Their only right is the right to be escorted back across the border where they belong.
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