I am sure these children of illegal parents (that is parents that crossed the U.S. border illegally with their children) do pay for their college education with their own money. I hope you are not confused about what it means to pay in-state tuition rates. In my state your tuition costs are much lower than what an out-of-state student will pay. For students in our state it is a double-edged sword. Yes, our students pay reduced rate tuitions. However, the colleges limit the number of our students in favor of the increased money they can get from out-of-state students. Only exceptional in-state residency students get admitted. I am sure this happens in other states. So, in-state students of whatever race must be exceptional students if they get admitted to college. So why penalize these exceptional students because they happened to be children of parents who did the wrong thing? There is no situation in our culture where we punish children because their parents did the wrong thing. In fact, if the parents are bad enough, we take the children away from them and put them in foster homes. We are a people who believe in fairness.
Most people realize life isn't "fair" by the time they graduate high school, the rest vote democrat.
Here is the reality of the situation.
Funds are limited.
That means only so many students are able to get into schools at the in state rate.
THATS NOT FAIR.
Children of illegals get to claim minority status over those who aren't. So ALL ELSE being equal, minority status isn't.
THATS NOT FAIR
Illegals are more likely to work lower paying jobs, meaning THEY CAN'T PAY for Jrs. education. So now, because they are low income AND a minority, they qualify for grants and loans that don't have to be paid back.
THATS NOT FAIR.
Oh yeah, that grant that the illegals child got, that was partially funded by the taxes of parents of the citizen who can't go to school because the illegal took his spot.
THATS NOT FAIR
While senor and senorita illegal work in this country, maybe for cash, and don't pay taxes, they'll also go to the ER when ever they get sick, and get free healthcare. Joe citizen works hard, pays his taxes (which go for government schools and grants) and then buys his own health insurance with the money left over, and pays a deductible out of his pocket when his family gets sick.
THATS NOT FAIR.
At every turn Joe citizen does whats right and whats required. He pays his taxes and pays his bills and pays the way of his family. AND IS PENALIZED.
THATS NOT FAIR.
Jose Illegal comes into this country illegally, thumbing his nose at our laws, pays little or no taxes. And yet sponges off our welfare system. And then is rewarded with free education for his child.
THATS NOT FAIR.
Like I said earlier, there is limited funds. Whether for in state tuitions or grants or loans. That means some get in and some don't. Because of this, those who are citizens of this country, who are in state residents, who do pay into the system, THEY ARE THE ONES who should get ALL the available spots FIRST.
THEN, IF there is anything left over, THEN the child of the illegal can have access.
THAT IS ONLY "FAIR"
Naturally, as opposed to "rule of law."
Not that I have any respect for the law, mind you.