[Quicksilver]

I believe a state giving instate tuition to ILLEGAL aliens is similar to a city offering safe haven, i.e, a sanctuary city. They are here ILLEGALLY, Quick. Please tell me why someone who is in this country ILLEGALLY should receive anything that is sponsored and/or subsidized by the American taxpayer and please tell me how you can make that argument w/o sounding exactly like a liberal who makes that same argument. And please remember that states receive federal money that supports their colleges and universities. So an argument that taxpayer dollars aren't being squandered on the ILLEGAL hordes won't fly.

Well, South, if you accept that states have sovereign rights to pass laws, as long as they don't violate the Constitution -- the conservative position, I think -- then that means you accept that there will be laws passed on a state-by-state basis that you will strongly disagree with; as you well know, California has passed many laws that are extremely disagreeable to conservatives. If a state's people through their state representatives decide to allow residents of their state (ever how they choose to define state resident within the constraints of the Constitution) to receive state-funded benefits and services, for better or for worse, that is their call.

States do receive Federal money for various programs. It is the Federal Government's responsibility, not the states', to regulate the use of that money. How do you think the Feds force the states to do their bidding? That's why some states are refusing to take the bait.

The Federal Government's refusal to secure the borders and enforce Federal immigration laws is why we are where we are, and here we shall remain until we the people take control back from the Federal Government.

[South40]

Wow Quick, I am surprised. I know there are many Perry supporters who refuse to admit it is wrong to use taxpayer money to subsidize ILLEGAL invaders but I didn't know you were one of them.

I asked you to please tell me why someone who is in this country ILLEGALLY should receive anything that is sponsored and/or subsidized by the American taxpayer. Your response was to tell me it's the, "Federal Government's responsibility, not the states', to regulate the use of that money." I'm not stupid, I known a diversion when I see one.

You went on to attempt to lay blame for those ILLEGAL invaders getting benefit of taxpayer dollars on the federal government as if RINO Rick Perry had nothing to do with it. We both know that's just not true.

I have always respected you and your responses so I ask again, can you please tell me why someone who is in this country ILLEGALLY should receive anything that is sponsored and/or subsidized by the American taxpayer? Rick Perry thinks they should.