I’m sure I’ll get panned here on the bash Perry thread - but I think you really need to educate yourself on his objectives with regard to the in-state tuition rates.
The rates are only applicable for CHILDREN of illegals, who came to the country by no fault of their own. Kids that went to 3 years of high school (because the feds FORCE our schools to accept them) and graduated from H.S. and are taking steps to become legal citizens. They have to qualify.
Perry believes as I do, that it’s better to provide in-state rates to kids and get them on their way to citizenship, then work and pay taxes and raise their children here legally, than to allow them to live and work in the shadows of society.
In a nutshell, the kids may be the offspring of illegals - but they are NOT criminal children.
Oh, man, I don’t know where to begin with your assertions. Wow, you really are in the tank for Perry. Now, to educate you. I am the son of a Hispanic immigrant...let me clarify, a CITIZEN of this country. I didn’t get preferential treatment BECAUSE they deemed me to be white. So, if I went to Texas, would I qualify for in-state tuition as the son of an immigrant? Doubtful.
Now, Perry calling us who opposed his weak stances on immigration as “heartless” shows me that his priorities are all messed up. I am not heartless, I just resent those who BREAK the LAW coming to this country getting more benefits than those of us who are citizens. But more to your point:
Are you saying that the illegal aliens came to this country by no fault of their own? Then HOW did they get here? Most of these students are born here anyway, but have parents who are illegal, so that defeats your assertion. Finally, why offer in-state-tuition to children based on ethnicity? The problem you have is that this is blatant favoritism to one group of people and discrimination against another. I know it is hard for you to understand, but you and Perry are both DEAD WRONG on this issue. One final thing...what if they are “on the path to citizenship ONLY to get free tuition and then back out. then what?
And no, the children are not criminals, but their parents are by BREAKING the LAWS to enter this country. No wonder Perry is imploding.