Posted on 10/08/2011 3:39:10 PM PDT by artichokegrower
For the first time, thousands of California students who are in the country illegally will be eligible to receive financial aid to attend any public college in the state at taxpayer expense, beginning in 2013, as Gov. Jerry Brown today signed into law AB131, known as the California Dream Act.
The University of California once subsidized tuition for undocumented students, but that benefit ended in 1996 with the passage of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. That law required states to develop guidelines if they wanted to offer tuition help to undocumented students, but few states did.
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the working class that can’t afford an education in california
get to pay for the education of immigrants.
and pay for their health care.
CA doing this now and Perry did this years ago?
Proof that the call for more revenues is to buy votes and not close deficits.
Brown just proved that CA is flush with cash.
We can even take on new programs.
Good to see California with cash to burn. The federal government won’t have to bail them out.
This is NOT good. It’s difficult to make “legals” illegal again. WHERE IS BOEHNER?????
In California in 2001 Governor Gray Davis signed into law AB540 which allowed illegal aliens to pay in-state tuition. I understand Perry signed a similar measure earlier in 2001.
In Texas and California (and perhaps some other states) illegal aliens who are residents of the state and attend state funded institutions of higher learning, pay in-state tuition rates. So the illegal residents pay less tuition than a legal resident from another state. For example, a US citizen, who is a legal resident of Colorado would pay higher tuition to attend the University of Texas, or the University of California, than would an illegal alien resident from either of those two states.
http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/budget.htm This year, at UCLA, a California resident, either a US citizen or an illegal alien, would pay $12,686 in tuition. A legal US citizen from Colorado (or any other of the 49 states) would pay $12,686 + $22,878 nonresident supplemental tuition for a total of $35,564 in tuition (This doesn't include books or living expenses.) The in-state tuition is a significant saving for the illegal alien resident of California vs. the US citizen from another state.
The new law Gov. Brown just signed steps things up considerably. This new law allows illegal aliens in California to obtain Cal Grants (these are not loans) to assist in paying for tuition, books, living and transportation expenses at the University of California campuses, California State College campuses, and at community colleges. Here is a link to information about the program:http://www.csac.ca.gov/doc.asp?id=568
Cal Grant awards are based on family income. Here is a link to information on income ceilings for this program: http://www.csac.ca.gov/facts/2011-12_incomeceilings_new_applicants.pdf
A student from a family that makes enough reported income, or owns enough assets, to actually pay income or property taxes in California, is not likely to qualify for these grants. The student from the taxpaying family will need to pay full in-state to finance their own education, and will have their tax dollars finance the Cal Grants for the illegal aliens as well.
2013? Good. My exit strategy from this crappy state will be complete by then.
Why isn’t there an initiative to (a) undo all of this (b) recall Gov. Brown?
We really only need 49 States anyway.
LLS
Wrong! TX does not give financial aid to illegal immigrants...naver has.
It does. State schools give discount ie hand out money to illegals.
If you happen to be us citizen from colorado, you won’t get that discount.
Seems new CA law will give them $$..."financial aid." TX doesn't do that.
Illegals in TX pay what other TX kids pay ...if they have lived in TX 3 years and grad. from a TX H.S., or what other TX kids pay.
California Dream Act
My name’s Jerry Brown
(My name’s Jerry Brown)
A friend of Governor Gray.
(Friend of Governor Gray).
I’m gonna walk the walk
(Gonna walk the walk)
Here’s what I got to say.
(What I got to say).
You’ll be safe and warm
(You’ll be safe and warm)
If you come to L.A.
(If you come to L.A.)
California Dream Act
(California Dream Act) is now the Law today.
Stop into any church, you pass along the way.
Well, get down on your knees
(get down on your knees)
And then pretend to pray.
(Then pretend to pray).
You know the preacher does likes he’s told.
(preacher does like he’s told).
He knows, you’re gonna stay.
(knows you’re gonna stay).
California Dream Act
(California Dream Act) is now the Law today.
Cal Grant A Entitlement awards can be used for tuition and fees at public and private colleges as well as some private career colleges. At CSU and UC schools, this Cal Grant covers systemwide fees up to $5,472 and $12,192 respectively. If you are attending a private college, it pays up to $9,708 toward tuition and fees. To get this Cal Grant, you need to be working toward a two-year or four-year degree.
Elections have consequences.
When will CA voters wake up? A person illegally here cannot get a job, so why are they even admitted to a public or private college? If someone wants to move here from abroad, they need a non-immigrant visa (F-1 I think it’s called).
Such students:
a) Pay out-of-state tuition rates.
b) Do not qualify for grants.
But if they manage to sneak across the border, or overstay their visa and enroll in a CA school they can:
a) Get to pay in-state tuition.
b) Qualify for grants so they pay less than in-state tuition.
So now people here legally will need to compete with those here illegally for Cal Grant monies. If this doesn’t prove that liberalism is a mental disorder, I don’t know what does.
Throw the rascals out at the next election.
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