Wow. I pay in-state tuition and do not believe that my payments are subsidized. Perhaps you want to think that non-resident/out of state tuition actually subsidizes resident students? Perhaps.
why the accusation that resident tuition is such a cost to the resident taxpayers of Texas if granted to noncitizen residents?
Culd you re-phrase that question, I do not understand what you are asking. I don't recall making any accusations regarding tuition.
In Maryland we pay state taxes. That supports our universities. Therefore state residents get a break on tuition. Our proposed Dream Act is that noncitizens children get the state tuition rate, if their parents can show they paid state taxes.
Now- why is Texas resident tuition lower? Who subsidizes it? Why the argument that noncitizen residents getting the state rate are a burden to taxpayers??
It is constantly argued that giving the children of illegals the state tuition rate is a cost to taxpayers.
That means they require a direct subsidy of an additional 20% just to cover current costs, and other funding to cover buildings, land, roads, sidewalks, handicapped ramps, etc. Plus, there are directed federal funding programs that make considerable subsidies to nursing programs (your highest cost undergrad program), and for doctors, etc.
People who pay only instate tuition in Texas are heavily subsidized by Texas taxpayers, students who pay out of state tuition rates AND ME (through my federal taxes).
So, if you are paying instate tuition in Texas you got your hand in my pocket and that bothers me a lot!