[jonrick46]

I see it as a matter of fairness. Should the children of illegal parents be considered at fault for their illegal status? They were brought here through no fault of their own. Their parents did wrong to them. Now that they are here, what do we do with them? Continue the wrong done to them by giving them unfair treatment?

A student from another state can come to Texas, enroll in a state school and pay the out of state tuition rate the first year, and qualify for in state tuition after one year of residency: “Establishing Domicile in Texas: Physically residing in Texas with the intent to maintain domicile in Texas for at least the 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the census date of the term of enrollment, allowing for documented temporary absences.” That’s how these colleges encourage out of state students to stay enrolled in their college.

By encouraging children of illegals to attend state colleges, it increases the revenue from tuitions that these students bring.

The alternative is to give these children of illegals no incentive to attend state college. Then, they would see no need to stay in high school. Because no one is going to round them up and send them back to Mexico, the only recourse is for uneducated children of illegals is to complete the wrong done to them. With the opportunities closed to them for employment with good wages, they will seek alternative methods of making an income. Many of those alternatives, you will not like. You would probably think the later alternative better and fairer than a Texas college increasing their tuition revenues with students from illegal parents.

[ari-freedom]

OK it is really simple. Apply for citizenship. Take the test and pass it, just like my grandfather did. If the high school was up to par, they should have no problem with the language and basic civics. Then you can go to college.

[steel_resolve]

With the opportunities closed to them for employment with good wages, they will seek alternative methods of making an income. Many of those alternatives,you will not like.

Sounds like a threat to me. Explain why I should support a group who is ready to resort to crime if they don't get their tuition paid for?

[muawiyah]

No, your residence laws and your instate tuition laws do not allow someone to come to Texas for a year, go to school in the meantime, and then get instate residency for purposes of tuition.

That's California, not Texas. Virtually all other states hold to the same standard ~ to wit, there is NO RIDING TIME for residency rules when the purpose of being in the state was to attend school.