[trumandogz]

Texas already has such a law.

Can you guess which former Texas Governor signed it into law?

[chaos_5]

California is already one of nine states that allows illegal immigrant students to pay the same public college or university fees as state residents who are U.S. citizens, rather than the much higher fees faced by students coming from out of state.

This is such a... I don't have polite words to describe this. To think, if you came to California on a student visa, like many foreign students do, you pay out of state. Hell all they need to do is over stay their visas and demand instate tuition.

There is something very wrong with the world today.

[montag813]

Nothing Arnold signs until he leaves office could be worse than what he signed yesterday...the bill mandating a Queer Nation in all California schools.

[lilylangtree]

God, I hope the taxpayers rise up in revolt. Damn! If this passes in CA, WA will follow suit. WA is the bastard sibling of CA.

[vaudine]

"financially needy illegal students".....the writer has a remarkable grasp of the obvioius. Just name a benefit--illegals need it. That's a given!

vaudine

[vaudine]

"financially needy illegal students".....the writer has a remarkable grasp of the obvioius. Just name a benefit--illegals need it. That's a given!

vaudine

[John Jorsett]

Bill De La Fuente, who founded a North County Latino merchants group that raises money for scholarships aimed at illegal immigrant students, said it makes financial sense to invest in students eager to get an education regardless of their immigration status.

And when the illegal graduates with a college degree, where's s/he supposed to get employment? It's still illegal to hire them, and companies that hire college grads are much bigger sticklers about checking immigration status than fast-food outlets or farms.

[calcowgirl]

Well, he vetoed it... he got sumthin’ right today (even if for the wrong reason).

http://gov.ca.gov/pdf/press/2007bills/SB%201%20Veto%20Message.pdf

To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 1 without my signature.

At a time when segments of California public higher education, the University of
California and the California State University, are raising fees on all students attending
college in order to maintain the quality of education provided, it would not be prudent to
place additional strain on the General Fund to accord the new benefit of providing state
subsidized financial aid to students without lawful immigration status. Under existing
law, undocumented students, who meet the required criteria, already qualify for the lower
in-state tuition rate while attending California public colleges and universities.

Therefore, I cannot sign this bill.

Sincerely,

Arnold Schwarzenegger