Posted on 12/19/2013 5:38:02 PM PST by Innovative
The New Jersey Legislature approved legislation on Thursday that would allow students without legal immigration status to pay in-state college tuition. Gov. Chris Christie planned to sign it on Friday, a spokesman said.
During Mr. Christie’s re-election campaign this year, he spoke favorably of tuition equality.
The compromise bill will allow access to in-state tuition for immigrants without legal status who have graduated from a New Jersey high school after at least three years of attendance.
Mr. Christie said the legislation would become effective immediately, allowing students to take advantage of it in time for the spring semester.
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I think given Hillary v. NJFatboy in 2016, most Freepers will write in Putin.
“I think given Hillary v. NJFatboy in 2016, most Freepers will write in Putin.”
Putin looks out for the interests of Russia — unlike our current president or either of the two candidates you mentioned. I think they also have a 17% flat income tax in Russia...
I'm not being rhetorical, consider:
It would be offensive for a kid from New Mexico to pay higher tuition than a kid who claims to be an illegal alien from Mexico.
Shoring up the base.
"Have them uneducated ..."?
How about "having" individuals procure their own education funding, whether they are illegal aliens, garden variety American kids, or ace high school students. Where they can get private scholarships, more power to them. But otherwise -- yeah, I'd rather have them "uneducated" on tax dollars, and that goes for legal and illegal citizens.
GOVERNMENT has no business subsidizing tuition for college kids. GOVERNMENT is intrusive and out of control.
I’d rather not have them.
Signing the quasi-amnesty bills that American Governors won’t sign.
this isn’t a subsidy...these are joisey residents paying joisey tuition
Hows the water in jersey? what the hell has he been drinking? The making of a rino
I thought Christie was making so that Americans who went for 3 years in NJ qualified. Maybe the clown forgot.
It is a bad bill either way. But the way the Hispanderers attacked him for not giving them every single freebie is funny.
Rudy?
Screw him then. Let’s do every thing possible to keep this fat fraud from becoming president.
vaudine
Good bye Mr. Christi.
I maintain that the government HAS ZERO BUSINESS deciding on whether or not students get tuition breaks, assistance, loan help, or anything else. THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO BUSINESS IN EDUCATION, particularly in higher education. It is a principle of limited government. A no brainer.
Christie is a loser and those who vote for him thinking they're voting "against" his opponent are engaging in unicorn fantasies. When they vote for Christie, they are voting for a man who is principled around MORE and BIGGER GOVERNMENT.
Christie's take here on in-state tuition for illegals (and his careful refusal to call them that) is prototypical of the mindset that American NEEDS TO DISCARD.
almost all democrat voters agree with all these corrupt leftist politicians (that’s at least the 40% of the population). then you have the news media who all democrats. the democrat party controls the presidency , the news media, the Senate, hollywood, the gov schools, academia, the global warming scientists, minorities, unions, lawyer associations, the gov workers, illegals , the news media, soros , etc. . these groups are All democrats. you beginning to see a pattern? you wonder why the gov keeps growing and why we are in trouble?
Well, if NJ has it and Texas has it...can they both be wrong? And if you think so, you probably need to talk to someone other than those living in NJ or Texas...along with other states who provide same.
Texas offers the same and our state budget certainly is not what I would call “robust”.
Does this make Perry a rino also?
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