[Bernard]

In other news, California reports a 50% drop-out rate in high schools throughout the state. This is good in a way, because it means that instead of having to import uneducated labor from other countries, California is growing its own, and they mostly speak English when they join the bottom of the employment ladder.

[Tennessee Nana]

How come American citizens have to pay their own way through college ???

[Ken522]

Does California not have enough educated, angry people?

Why do you go around being angry all the time? Maybe it's a SanFran thing ...

[EEDUDE]

This whole issue basically boils down to the question of fairness.

Why should illegal aliens (however they got here) have their educations subsidized by the taxpayers of the state of California?

The taxpayers in California pay money so that THEIR children can be educated at state supported colleges and universities.

If this sort of nonsense continues, there should be major lawsuits from out of state students that are denied in state tuition rates in California.

This should be winnable because of the equal protection laws.

[Mikey_1962]

States underwrite college educations of their constituents to benefit the State, and other constituents.

Countries writes immigration laws to benefit the country, not the immigrants.

Mexico has some fine colleges, these people should use them.

[familyop]

"Why would a state subsidize the college tuition of students who cannot work legally in the United States when they graduate?"

...because they're more subservient and tolerant about being abused. Large corporations run the state and Federal governments by way of more money and other influences from corporate constituents. It's not so much about pay. It's a vanity/class thing.

[yazoo]

I am curious about their out of state tuition. When my son went to college in Virginia I had to provide a substantial amount of information proving I was a resident. I provided it gladly knowing it kept non-residents from paying in state tuition. If you are an illegal alien how do you prove residency? It seems to me, the documentation you need to prove residency such as tax returns, drivers licenses, etc would be impossible to get if you were an illegal alien.

I know, I am painfully naive.

[highlander_UW]

Why would a state subsidize the college tuition of students who cannot work legally in the United States when they graduate?

Because "higher" education is no longer about educating students. It is about indoctrinating them...and why would the dems want to NOT have illegal aliens indoctrinated in favor of liberals?

[Mobile Vulgus]

I have an idea... DON’T give them the schooling in the first place!

There. Problem solved.