As I recall only 1 GOP State Senator voted against in-state tuition for “Dreamers”.
Last year when this passed it was also overwhelming, beyond veto override level in the House and 50-7 in the Senate but Rauner flexed some muscle and got the House to fail to override.
And I guess they fixed whatever minor problems Rauner had with it. 115-0 in the House, damn.
“Republican state Rep. Mike Fortner of West Chicago says this bill addresses all parties’ concerns.”
Uh, it doesn’t address mine, Mike.
Keep calling Rauner’s offices. The call staff seems tired and somewhat frustrated,** so perhaps we are making progress ;)
Springfield
Phone: 217-782-0244
Chicago
Phone: 312-814-2121
**Very rude when I asked WHY is he going to sign it...How dare I ask such an outlandish question!!!
When Chris Lauzen was a state senator, he told me that, in 2003, when the legislature passed a law that allows illegal aliens to attend state universities and pay in-state tuition, he was the only senator who voted against it. When the legislature passed the state dream act, some Republicans voted no, but Senators Bill Brady, Kirk Dillard, Dan Duffy, and Matt Murphy voted for it.