Before I start, I don't think illegal aliens should be admitted to colleges at all, unless they turned out to be a 21st century Einstein.
Some posters have claimed that the only illegal aliens who qualify for "in state tuition" under the Texas Dream Act are those who are "in the process" of applying for citizenship. Questions:
1) What if I am an illegal alien and apply for a "green card" and that application is rejected? Does the bureaucracy follow up and make sure I don't drop out of that process?
2) According to the official application documents, LINK, to be a "Texas Resident" you state "I have filed or will file an application to become a permanent resident at the earliest opportunity that I am eligible to do so."
If I am an illegal alien, why can't I just claim that I will file for permanent status at some unspecified future date to get the reduced tuition? The document does not list a time limit.
I probably don’t fit your audience for your question, because I don’t think illegal immigrants should get in-state tuition, and in Virginia we have not allowed illegal immigrants to get in-state tuition.
since illegals would probably want to become legal, I don’t see much chance that they would lie about wanting to be legal just to get into college, but I suppose it could happen.
I’m just not upset that Texans decided to spend their own money letting children of illegal immigrants get in-state tuition to their colleges. I’m not the least bit scared that Perry would support a national dream act, given that he has spoken against it, and is a strong state’s right candidate.
And the fact that he has “stood by his 2001 position” is a nice rebuttal to those who claim he changes his position on a whim to look conservative.