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  • Rare victory in Mass.--in-state tuition for illegals defeated

    01/14/2006 7:46:27 AM PST · by raccoonradio · 21 replies · 705+ views
    Cape Cod Times ^ | 01/13/06 | Kevin Dennehy
    BOSTON - As the vote on in-state tuition for illegal immigrants approached this week, state Rep. Jeffrey Perry figured his side didn't have the votes. Since 2002, state Rep. Jeffrey Perry has represented Sandwich, the only Cape town that voted for President Bush in 2004. Perry helped defeat tuition breaks for illegal immigrants this week. Which, of course, isn't unusual for Perry, a Sandwich Republican and opponent of the bill. As one of just 20 GOP members in a House of Representatives with 140 Democrats, he's used to being outnumbered. So Perry, 42, one of a circle of emerging Republican...