Any policy that charges legal immigrants from New Mexico more than it charges illegal immigrants from Mexico does not pass my common sense test. It’s simply wrong to charge on a scale that rewards illegals. Charge everyone the same or charge everyone who is not a legal citizen and resident of Texas the same, but do not charge illegal non-Texans less than you charge legal non-Texans.
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Perry plan stinks. It encourages illegal behavior and punishes the legal citizens.
and if the illegal residents of Texas are taxpayers whose kids graduated after 3 yrs of public school there - then what?
The Dream Act requires the parents show proof of having paid taxes
What about legal residents of Texas who pay no tax?
I am not thrilled with Perry’s defense on this, but I will offer a little defense on this issue of my own from my understanding. A person from New Mexico would get the same tuition rate if they also attended three years of Texas high school. No one qualifies if they just hop on into Texas and enroll in the colleges. These are people who lived in Texas, attended high school (presumably also state-funded in most every case), and are pursuing citizenship.
Now, I am not clear how ‘pursuing citizenship’ is defined or enforced, but I don’t see the Texas legislators supporting something overwhelmingly that doesn’t clearly define that qualification.