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Free College Promise Does Not Apply To Undocumented Students
7NEWS ^ | May 15, 2008 | Russell Haythorn

Posted on 05/15/2008 9:02:18 PM PDT by george76

Students Must Pay To Make Up Difference In Out-Of-State Tuition.

Was it a promise kept, or a promise broken?

Four years ago in an auditorium at Cole Middle School, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper promised the 300-plus students in attendance that he would find a way to send each of them to college for free.

Now, the first group of those students is set to graduate, and some are finding that the mayor's promise isn't adding up.

The promise only pays in-state tuition, and state law requires illegal immigrants to pay out-of-state tuition.

So undocumented students must make up the difference.

under Colorado state law undocumented students must pay out-of-state tuition no matter how long they've lived in the United States.

(Excerpt) Read more at thedenverchannel.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: hickenlooper; illegal; illegalaliens; illegalimmigrants; immigrantlist; immigrants; immigration; sobstory; tuitionforcriminals; undocumented
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The illegal immigrants could be sent home ?

No word if the mayor considered that option.

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1 posted on 05/15/2008 9:02:19 PM PDT by george76
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To: dynachrome; MtnClimber

Vote half way down the page.


2 posted on 05/15/2008 9:03:29 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

I am amazed at the gall of anyone to complain. They got a free education they didn’t deserve on the American taxpayers dime.

susie


3 posted on 05/15/2008 9:04:00 PM PDT by brytlea (amnesty--an act of clemency by an authority by which pardon is granted esp. to a group of individual)
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To: george76

In Texas Illegal Aliens pay in state tuition.

Can anyone guess what Texas Governor signed that into law?


4 posted on 05/15/2008 9:05:23 PM PDT by trumandogz ("He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and it worries me." Sen Cochran on McCain)
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To: george76

I’ll go with the vote.

68% yes it’s fair and no scholorships.


5 posted on 05/15/2008 9:10:03 PM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: jazusamo

Thanks.


6 posted on 05/15/2008 9:11:25 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

They aren’t “undocumented students”. They have been attending the school and having records taken as to attendence, class participation, etc. They are ILLEGALLY in the country.

The media LIES.


7 posted on 05/15/2008 9:11:54 PM PDT by weegee (Vote NO on Marxism in 2008.)
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To: george76

Could someone tell me WHY illegals are getting any money at all for college?


8 posted on 05/15/2008 9:15:05 PM PDT by castlebrew (true gun control is hitting where you're aiming!)
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To: george76
undocumented students

They are illegal alien scum. Law breaking criminals that should be deported not educated. Let their criminal filled corrupt government teach them to work in mexico where they belong.

We mow our own yard because we are not going to give a dime to these pieces of crap!

9 posted on 05/15/2008 9:16:34 PM PDT by Eaker (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to have TheMom kill everyone you meet.)
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To: george76

Be sure to vote in the poll on the right side:

Is it fair for undocumented students to have to pay out-of-state tuition?

Choice Votes Percentage
Yes, it is fair. 37 27%
Yes it is fair, and they shouldn’t be getting scholarships either. 94 69%
No, it’s not fair. They may have lived in Colorado for most of their life. 5 4%


10 posted on 05/15/2008 9:17:17 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY (Your parents will all receive phone calls instructing them to love you less now.)
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To: metmom

undocumented students


11 posted on 05/15/2008 9:19:15 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76
Vote half way down the page.

I voted that they shouldn't get scholarships too but my real answer wasn't there. No scholarships, no free tuition and kick them out.
12 posted on 05/15/2008 9:32:56 PM PDT by ninergold3 (Don't like my attitude? Then get one of your own!)
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To: castlebrew
Could someone tell me WHY illegals are getting any money at all for college?

If they EARN a scholarship then it honestly doesn't bother me if they get money for college, but it should come out of the same scholarship pool that would normally go to foreigners and they should be paying out of state tuition.

13 posted on 05/15/2008 9:45:54 PM PDT by Domandred (McCain's 'R' is a typo that has never been corrected)
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To: george76
Four years ago in an auditorium at Cole Middle School, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper promised the 300-plus students in attendance that he would find a way to send each of them to college for free.

Under what authority or law did this dolt make this promise? He's a rat, so he feels the rest of the state is obligated to cough up the cash to cover his a$$.

ICE should be there graduation day checking papers.

14 posted on 05/15/2008 9:57:21 PM PDT by kitchen (Any day without a fair tax thread is a good day.)
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To: trumandogz

Who is Perry?


15 posted on 05/15/2008 10:03:50 PM PDT by Califreak (Hangin' with Hunter-under the bus "Dread and Circuses")
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To: brytlea

When registering for college I was told that grant students have priority.

I wondered if these grant student included folks like this.

If so, then I’m ticked!


16 posted on 05/15/2008 10:07:12 PM PDT by Califreak (Hangin' with Hunter-under the bus "Dread and Circuses")
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To: Califreak

Hint:

He now resides in Washington D.C.


17 posted on 05/15/2008 10:09:31 PM PDT by trumandogz ("He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and it worries me." Sen Cochran on McCain)
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To: trumandogz

That was my second choice.

I wasn’t trying to keep up with things back then.


18 posted on 05/15/2008 10:16:19 PM PDT by Califreak (Hangin' with Hunter-under the bus "Dread and Circuses")
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To: george76
under Colorado state law undocumented students must pay out-of-state tuition no matter how long they've lived in the United States.

Just like other international students. They deserve no special treatment.

19 posted on 05/15/2008 11:06:07 PM PDT by rabscuttle385 (During the Middle Ages, rats spread bubonic plague. Today, Rats spread the socialist plague.)
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To: jan in Colorado

ping


20 posted on 05/15/2008 11:12:35 PM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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