I don’t think it’s so much that, but it’s that a program like that makes others want to take advantage of it. So more will come in and say “well, if we can sneak in and stick around for 3 years we get the benefits”. It makes it harder because more people will sneak into other states and then say “well, look what they did in TX, why don’t you do it here?”. It makes it harder for Govs in other states to resist. Especially if Perry wins the nomination. Imagine Obama saying “Look, even the GOP nominee supported the Dream act on the state level, if it’s good enough for TX it’s good enough for the US”.
I think those are the bigger issues. It just adds incentives to continue illegal immigration.
We need to do everything we can to discourage it. Say “you will get no benefits, none”.
[So more will come in and say “well, if we can sneak in and stick around for 3 years we get the benefits”.]
Only if you graduated from a high school in TX. You have to have graduated from a TX high school, been a resident for 3 years, and be working toward citizenship to qualify.
Stop the spinning.
The granting of in-state tuition is only given to the illegals that have attended at least three years of public schooling and graduated from high school. Those people, if eligible to enter a college or university by their grades, STILL have to pay their tuition.