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  • Illegal immigrants tuition bill vetoed

    06/27/2007 12:49:17 PM PDT · by CT-Freeper · 16 replies · 747+ views
    Connecticut Post ^ | 06/27/2007 | MICHAEL P. MAYKO
    A bill that would have allowed the children of illegal immigrants living in Connecticut to pay the same in-state tuition fees as residents may have died with Gov. M. Jodi Rell's veto Tuesday. "This bill does not address the underlying problem that these students face — that they are not legal residents of the United States," the governor said. "The requirement that students file an application to legalize their status would, in essence, be notification to the government that they are here illegally and it would greatly increase the likelihood of their deportation." But state Rep. Felipe Reinoso, D-Bridgeport, who...