[bullypulpit]

RE: the “Dream Act” - - serves only as a magnet for illegal aliens. Illegal aliens need disincentives, not incentives.

My answer:

That argument does not take into account that even in-state tuition costs are high enough already. The thought that someone would risk their lives and the lives of their children to sneak across the border to pay $15,000 per year to attend Texas A&M as a Texas resident is silly.
http://rickperryreport.com/faq/rick-perry-illegal-immigration/rick-perrys-dream-act

[Lancey Howard]

That argument does not take into account that even in-state tuition costs are high enough already. The thought that someone would risk their lives and the lives of their children to sneak across the border to pay $15,000 per year to attend Texas A&M as a Texas resident is silly.

My answer: The thought that the illegal hordes streaming across the border are "risking their lives and the lives of their children" is silly. In any event, whether or not illegal aliens want to go to college or send their children to college is irrelevant. What matters is that there is even such a thing as a pandering "Dream Act" in the first place. It's a message to illegal aliens that they're not only tolerated, but welcome. It's a message that we've thrown up our hands and surrendered.