One MORE point about in-state tuition for illegals:
There are only a finite number of openings in state colleges. They are competitive right NOW.
Imagine with the choice of guaranteed federally-funded tuition money from illegal applicants (”di-VER-sity”) and the staggering payment schedules of ordinary Massachusetts tax-paying residents, which students would get the slots?
Guess I’m glad I went to Salem State College (univ. now)
when I did (1980-84). Would I get in now? I’m a citizen...