Lawmaker: Illegal immigrants should get in-state tuition

KWGN ^ | January 30, 2009 | Eli Stokols

[george76]

A bill proposing to grant in-state tuition to all Colorado high school students, including illegal-immigrants, was introduced Friday by Sen. Chris Romer.

"For us to be an economic success, we need to make sure all these kids can get into college," said Romer, D-Denver. "And right now a small number of students can't go to college because their immigration status."

"I firmly believe we shouldn't punish children for the decisions of adults," Romer said...

Romer's argument may be more likely to succeed in these trying economic times. In fact, he's already touting support from Republican businessmen around the state, including Dick Monfort, a Weld County cattleman, chairman of the University of Northern Colorado Board of Trustees and the owner of the Colorado Rockies.

"This policy, for all its compassion, amounts to Colorado thumbing its nose at federal immigration law," said Sen. Shawn Mitchell, R-Broomfield. "States can't extend in-state tuition to illegal immigrants unless they make that same offer to everyone from every state in the country. In other words, it does away with the concept of in-state tuition."

[sig226]

I thought they got in state tuition when they went back to Mexico.

[A.A. Cunningham]

You think Chris has his own version of B.J. Thornberry?

[Senormechanico]

Throw Colorado, California and any other state which seems to put illegal aliens at the front of the line
OUT OF THE COUNTRY!

We should secede from these idiots for our own self preservation.

[TigersEye]

Yeah, that’s what we need in bad economic times. Pay for a bunch of illegals to go sell drugs at our universities. Ever campus needs an MS-13 frat house.

[TigersEye]

Thanks for the ping. CO has the Blue State blues now.

[TigersEye]

But, unfortunately, the rule of law doesn’t mean much in this country where special interests are concerned.

Tax cheats get preference in government hiring.

[rbosque]

This is insane.

[BAW]

Hey, Colorado . . . catchup! California already does that. CA offers in-state tuition rates to the children of illegals. But CA makes the US military soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines stationed in CA on military orders pay the higher out-of-state tuition.

My head exploded the day I read that in the paper a few years back.

[GatorGirl]

They CAN go to college.....in Mexico!

[LifeComesFirst]

Yes, but only if they are Democrats.

[TigersEye]

Of course. The Dems have embarrassed Pubbies into feeling guilty for hiring friends. But they accept no criticism for hiring criminals.

[ccmay]

All of these children have the right to obtain the finest free education the Republic of Mexico can offer. Why should I feel sorry for them? Why should I allow them to stick their hands in my pockets and steal from me?

[Penny]

PLEASE DROP THIS DIMWIT A LOVE NOTE:

chris.romer.senate@state.co.us

Regards . . . Penny

[Fresh Wind]

Some suggestions:

Centro de Enseñanza Té y Superior Universidad, Unidad Ensenada
Centro de Enseñanza Té y Superior Universidad, Unidad Mexicali
Centro de Enseñanza Té y Superior Universidad, Unidad Tijuana
Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada
El Colegio de Mexico, A.C.
El Colegio de Michoacán
Instituto Politecnico Nacional
Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Campus Ciudad de México
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Chihuahua
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Chihuahua
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Guaymas
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Sonora Norte
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente
Universidad Anahuac
Universidad Anahuac del Sur
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana
Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
Universidad Autonoma de Nayarit
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa
Universidad La Salle
Universidad Michoacana
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Universidad Nuevo Mundo
Universidad Panamericana Sede Guadalajara
Universidad Panamericana Sede México
Universidad Regiomontana
Universidad Tecnológica de México
Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca
Universidad Veracruzana
Universidad de Colima
Universidad de Guadalajara
Universidad de Guanajuato
Universidad de Norteamérica
Universidad de Sonora
University of the Americas

[McGavin999]

Great Senator Romer, then you pay their tuition. I’m sure that you and your cattleman buddy will be glad to fork over the money since you think it’s so important. Come on, open that wallet, I’m sure you think it’s important enough to sacrifice for....open wide senator.

[chatham]

Romer is just another Brainless politico who believes he can do anything with the taxpayers money.
Throw the Bum out.

[Morgan in Denver]

"I firmly believe we shouldn't punish children for the decisions of adults," Romer said..

 Right. But it's fine to punish every legal citizen in Colorado for Romer's pet project. It has to be fun to be spending other people's money.

[NormsRevenge]

Romer. lol

He did such a bang-up job cleaning up the LA school district.

[Uri’el-2012]

This is Roy's evil spawn.

[AuntB]

“”I firmly believe we shouldn’t punish children for the decisions of adults,” Romer said...”

We do, all the time. My parents were poor, one died when I was a kid. I didn’t get to go to college. That’s the way it works sometimes....and I was a 15th generation USA citizen.