Perhaps, but as a rule of thumb I oppose ANYTHING that has the word "in-state tuition rates" and "undocumented immigrants" in the same sentence. I could care less whether it gives them amnesty and/or citizenship as an added bonus. People in this country illegally (whether its their own fault or not) should not have access to discounted to tuition that American citizens don't have. I argued this point with Perrybots a thousand times, and they'll just scream it's heartless and racist to make illegal aliens pay the SAME tuition rates that I would have to pay if I decided to enroll in a Texas or California university. How ridiculous. We must be the only country on the planet that gives illegal aliens preferential treatment over our own citizens.
>> Oh, goody.....the GOP now has its own Wise Latina....oops, Wise Latino....nope, keep it Wise Latina <<<
LMAO! I never trusted Rubio, and STILL don't, though it was a no-brainer to back him over DIABLO Crist after the orange menace officially became an "independent". And quite frankly, the other choices in the primary were a joke, no matter how some now-banned freeper babbled on about "The Honorable Dr. William M. Escoffery III, M.D." and his citizenship in four countries. ;-)
Still, I'll keep my eye and Rubio and I'm wary of this bill, but we'll see what the final version says.
>> The democrats seem to loathe this bill. Rubio should have called it something it else. <<
That could be a positive sign, but on the flip side, I also know most liberal RATs who loathe No Child Left Behind, Joe LIEberman, and Mark Kirk, all of whom I despise as well, so it's not a slam dunk. A stopped clock is right twice a day. Maybe Rubio thinks he's giving the GOP a tactical advantage by coming up a "conservative" education bill that helps immigrants, but you can't out-pander the RATs. We'll see what the final version says.
I guess you could but most minority voters would still vote for Leftists. I suppose one could argue that GWB out-pandered Obama (so far) because Bush really tried to push amnesty through, while Obama talked about it, then did nothing. "See you at the signing" tore the GOP apart, but it didn't help McCain much.