Posted on 04/14/2022 4:37:29 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act into law, which provides scholarships covering tuition and fees at the state's public higher education institutions.
The law extends to illegal immigrants, The New York Times reports, in addition to prison inmates and students from "tribal nations" that extend beyond state borders.
"A fully funded Opportunity Scholarship opens the door for every New Mexican to reach higher, strengthening our economy, our families and our communities,” Lujan Grisham said in a press release.
The New York Times reports that the program will cost $75 million for the 2023 fiscal year, with "$63 million com[ing] from pandemic relief funds."
Alternative funding will be needed after 2023, according to the newspaper.
Campus Reform covered the bill's advancement through the legislature in February. Originally, the plan was expected to rake $85.5 million from the fund to cover partial tuition for undergraduate students.
Per the administration's calculations, the scholarship is expected to support up to 35,000 students starting in the fall semester.
Eight Republicans voted in favor of this Democrat-led legislation, which was spearheaded by state lawmakers Senator Elizabeth Stefanics and Representative Joy Garratt.
Scholarships will be reserved for students who have not earned a Bachelor's degree and are enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours but do not surpass 18 in one semester.
Students must meet the evaluated criteria to renew for the next semester, including maintaining a 2.5 GPA.
Campus Reform has contacted Lujan Grisham and bill sponsors for comment. This article will be updated accordingly.
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University of New Mexico - Profile, Rankings and Data | US News Best Colleges
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University of New Mexico’s ranking in the 2022 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #196. Its in-state tuition and fees are $8,863; out-of-state tuition and fees are $24,924.
A glorified junior college.
I hope it works out for them. Texas Tech has made a huge reach out to first generation hispanics in Texas.
So then “covid relief funds” were created during the fog of the pandemic as a way to redistribute income from those who earn it to those who vote democrat.
The people of New Mexico voted for people to make these decisions. I don’t see the problem here.
How on earth are federal tax dollars being given to non citizens (he asked sounding a bit naive, but actually knowing the answer already having seen the practice done so many times before.)
Just looking to get the obvious on the record.
Those are Federal pandemic funds.Your tax dollars.
Texas has been paying for college of illegal aliens since Rick Perry was Governor.
I’m aware. We have elected people who take our money and distribute it to States, who then use it as they see fit. If we’d like to change that we need to vote differently. We aren’t a monarchy or a dictatorship. We have freely chosen everything that is currently happening.
Why not just have US taxpayers write checks directly payable to the illegal immigrants supposedly wanting/qualifying for college. (Cue pearl clutching) it’d be a tasteless white privilege move to send the checks instead directly to the colleges. /s
We did not vote for federal pandemic funds to be used by New Mexico to pay illegal aliens tuition.
Congress did not vote for New Mexico to use pandemic funds to pay illegal aliens tuition.
The Feds shoukd get our money back
Let’s see:
Here illegally
Broke American laws to get here
Likely to have no grade school or high school level education
Cannot speak ENGLISH well/competently
Cannot write ENGLISH well/competently
Cannot SPELL ENGLISH well/competently
Has NO concept of attending classes/doing homework timely/ taking & Passing required tests..
SOOOO-—Let’s pour $75 MILLION of TAX money down the rabbit hole....or perhaps the drug tunnels.
PAY ATTENTION WHO YOU VOTE FOR!!!!!!!!
What taxpayers across the USA provided the COVID funds????
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