He is. But I expect Perry supporters would agree with him.
a move which, as Perry has repeatedly told audiences, would keep those students "off the government dole"
And how can that be when ILLEGAL aliens cannot legally be employed?
Because the ones who get in-state tuition have to be on the path to citizenship. Despite what everyone seems to believe (mainly because Perry sucks at defending himself) the in-state tuition bill does not grant blanket tuition to all illegals. They have to qualify and the number one requirement is that they must be working for their citizenship. They also have to have graduated from a Texas high school and have lived here for three years like everyone else. The reason for the three year requirement is because our Jr. Colleges and State Universities are supported by property taxes and sales taxes as there is no state income tax. What that means is that those illegals have paid into the the college fund by being renters and consumers in the State of Texas. It is not a free ride or a hand out. You are right, if they don't get it the degree will do them no good in Texas or the rest of the United States.
However, by becoming educated tax paying citizens instead of hidden day labors hanging out in a Home Depot parking lot, they remove themselves as burdens to Texas Tax payers who are otherwise forced to house them, provide them medical care and educate them by the US Government who wont let us throw them out or stop them from coming.
Well, OK, Mr Bigheart.......maybe one illegal identity would be off the dole (/snix).
The rest of their identities would still be riding the US gravy train, wiring US tax dollars home, retiring to Mexican beachfront condos........as US govt checks roll in to each identity.
These students are required to apply for citizenship as a condition for instate tuition.