I'm surprised the MSM even published this at all...of course it comes after the House failed to repeal in-state tuition.
I'll have to try to find the original editorial the Des. News wrote - it was a nasty one (hence, the references to the name calling in the above op-ed).
BINGO!
I find your editorial titled "Don't Kill Tuition Break" offensive (Jan. 7). The fact that you would actually champion the illegal immigrants' lawless behavior and chastise those who are attempting to correct the problem mystifies me. Your attack on Rep. Glenn Donnelson is spurious and underhanded, and to accuse him of racism defies anything remotely resembling truth. As to your assertion that illegals are law abiding, estimates from law enforcement show that 62 percent of violent crime in Utah is committed by illegals. And do not forget that the river of drugs flowing across the border is almost strong enough to divert the Rio Grand.
We do not need immigration reform, what we need is enforcement of the laws we have. Your editorial smacks of liberal elitism.
Robert Taylor
Salt Lake City
We can all thank Washington, DC, again for a job well done.
Don't kill tuition break
Deseret Morning News editorial
Why some members of the Utah Legislature insist -- year after year -- on targeting illegal immigrants who pay in-state tuition at Utah's colleges and universities is beyond us. Perhaps they do it because patting themselves on the back for their moral superiority feels so good. Perhaps they use the issue as a sop to throw to the Minuteman crowd so they won't muddy the Capitol steps with protests.
The truth is, only 182 students in the state have taken the tuition break. That hardly qualifies as a speed bump. Lobbyists probably buy that many lunches each week. And those 182 students are still paying the in-state rates.
Just getting into college shows a tremendous amount of gumption and initiative on the part of young people who came to the country with two strikes against them -- language and legality. They've done it by their bootstraps. We should be cheering these students on and holding them up as examples, not holding them down.
There are pill pushers and there are bill pushers. In this case, the biggest "bill pusher" is Rep. Glenn Donnelson of North Ogden, who has apparently decided to take a page from the book of George Wallace. For the fourth time he is trying to repeal a 2002 law allowing undocumented students who have lived in Utah for three years and have graduated from a Utah high school to pay the same tuition as other Utahns. We expect to see him standing spread-eagle in the doorway of a dean's office at some point. Others are also responding to the rallying cry. Who do they think is taking advantage of the in-state tuition break? Members of the Bloods and the Crips? Pancho Villa? Fidel Castro?
People may squeal when the following word surfaces, but targeting such a tiny number of pupils in an ocean of students does have overtones of (hush this up) racism.
Reform is called for, but legislators shy from it. That might actually mean coming up with ideas and laws that deal with the situation as it is instead of presenting a Fantasyland alternative. It's easier to dog the boys and girls with schoolbooks beneath their arms than it is to rethink the issue.
We're sorry, legislators, but June Cleaver has gone to her grave. It's a whole new world -- one filled with confusion, but also with incredible opportunities. Get some new ideas or get out of the way of young people who actually are trying to get a life. Offer solutions that make sense or offer none at all. Don't clutter the agenda with your hobby horses.
I forgot who wrote this but-
We the people are:
FED UP with plans to merge the United States into a North American alliance with Canada and Mexico. Such a plan would destroy American sovereignty and is totally unacceptable.
FED UP with the refusal of the federal government to secure our borders at time of war.
FED UP when armed Mexicans illegally cross our borders and assault Americans, yet our government takes no action, and refuses to even protest.
FED UP when Americans defending the U.S. from drug smuggling illegal aliens are sent to federal prison, while invading criminals are to be forgiven via amnesty for violating our borders and laws.
FED UP with the fact that upwards of 30 million illegal aliens are currently in America, and cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars every year.
FED UP with a president who orders thousands of young Americans into harm's way thousands of miles from home, but who refuses to secure America.
FED UP with politicians who refuse to enforce immigration laws and who claim it is "impossible" to deport criminals here illegally.
FED UP with illegal aliens who can not and/or will not speak English.
FED UP with taxpayer dollars being wasted to print documents in foreign languages.
FED UP with illegal aliens who dump their medical bills on the backs of U.S. taxpayers, but who send $30-40 billion a year back to Mexico each year.
FED UP with the fact that providing free medical services to illegal aliens drives hospitals out of business, making those facilities unavailable to American citizens for whom the medical centers were intended.
FED UP with our schools being invaded by non-English speaking children who impede the learning process of students who genuinely belong here.
FED UP with the fact that federal, state, and local penal systems are overrun by illegal aliens, again costing taxpayers billions each year.
FED UP with the fact that, on average, illegal aliens kill 12 Americans every day.
FED UP with the fact that the overwhelming majority of felony crimes being investigated in Los Angeles have been committed by illegals from Mexico.
FED UP with politicians who refuse to round up and deport millions of illegal aliens who are destroying American culture and language.
FED UP with politicians who pamper illegal aliens with driver's licenses and free public services, which encourage even more invaders to come to America.
FED UP with the attempted Mexicanization of America. Mexico is a third- world slum, and we are FED UP with those who want America to be like Mexico!
Finally, Mr. President and members of the U.S. Congress, we the people are FED UP with those who consistently work on behalf of illegal aliens and the state of Mexico, and against the interests of the American people!
Good article.
"In Darfur, people pass their lives in desolate camps where their homes consist of a few sticks with a sheet of plastic draped over them, a jerry can for their water supply, a couple of pots and pans, an open fire to cook on and a hole in the ground for a bathroom. Children fall sick one day and die the next. These people truly merit our compassion."
Compassion and condoms.
An excellent editorial.
I still think that ALL STATES should adopt the policy of giving illegal immigrants their last free ride - a one way bus ticket to District of Columbia.
If DC doesn't want to deal with the problem, then let DC deal with the problem.
Tell ya what... if 25,000 illegals got shipped there, you'd see a solution quicker than spit.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
There is a case going to the SCOTUS about in-state tuition for illegals.
btt
ping
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/ia05_king/col_20060505_bite.html
Congressman Steve King of Iowa comments on the "Day Without Immigrants" farce.
". . . What would that May 1st look like without illegal immigration? . . . The lives of 12 U.S. citizens would be saved who otherwise die a violent death at the hands of murderous illegal aliens each day. Another 13 Americans would survive who are otherwise killed each day by uninsured drunk driving illegals . . . ."
25 a day * 365 days a year
Other than being called names has the Congressman been refuted?
Excellent piece. After we get a couple 100 million more thirld worlders in the next 30 to 50 years, there isn't going to be much room left for compassion.