[kcvl]

Gov. Mike Huckabee, who included the bill in his legislative package, drew a contrast between Wednesday’s vote in support of illegal immigrants and the state’s handling of the 1957 desegregation of Little Rock’s Central High School. "They took a stand that Arkansas can be proud of," Huckabee said in describing the House. "I think if we had taken a similar one in 1957, it would have made us proud for a long, long time."

I thought Gov. Huckabee had better sense than to compare ILLEGALS to LEGAL blacks!

[mountainfolk]

I emailed Gov Huckabee last week pointing out the same thing. To compare giving illegal immigrants access to college scholarships with black American citizens being deprived of their equal rights is a novel way of playing the race card. Since there is absolutely no assurance that any college graduate, regardless of race , will remain in Arkansas, that part of the argument won't fly either. Given that similar bills have been passed in other states, it would seem that this is a coordinated effort to set a precedent not necessarily specific to education. I am very disappointed with Gov Huckabee.