The California Bill that has been labeled the Dream Act will provide public funds to illegal immigrants to go to college.
“The legislation would still need to pass the Assembly and be signed by Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, to become law.
“The legislation would still need to pass the Assembly and be signed by Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, to become law.
Proponents acknowledge that illegal immigrants who attend college are still not able to find legal employment after graduation, but they say the bill could eventually help spur the federal government to grant those students citizenship.”
So let’s not look at this from the immigration policy stand point or that this is another way the government is trying to set up paths to citizenship other than the legal path. Let’s not even look at this as a “we have to control our borders” issue. You can completely remove the politics from this and look at it as an economic issue. This is just bad economics.
President Obama’s budget plans and discussions on how the “Super Congress” plans to deal with the debt issue all have Pell Grants being cut. When legal citizens are not able to afford college and can not access funds to attend, how can you put the tax payers on the hook to pay for illegal immigrants to go to college?
“The latest bill would go into effect in 2013 and could cost the California budget about $40 million a year, but not all of that would go to immigrants because some legal residents from other states could qualify for the funds as well, according to an analysis prepared for a state Senate committee.”
California is in a serious debt crisis, they have the lowest credit rating among the 50 states and they want to use tax payer money to pay for college for illegal immigrants? In 2010, JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon warned California was a bigger risk than Greece. In July 2011, California went out to private investors for 5.4 billion in loans fearing a government shutdown. This state is in horrible financial shape, they are cutting services for residents, cutting pay and laying off state workers, and yet they want to take tax payer money and pay for illegal immigrants’ college tuition. And they are calling this The Dream Act….I wish it was a dream.
So let’s not look at this from the immigration policy stand point or that this is another way the government is trying to set up paths to citizenship other than the legal path. Let’s not even look at this as a “we have to control our borders” issue. You can completely remove the politics from this and look at it as an economic issue. This is just bad economics.
President Obama’s budget plans and discussions on how the “Super Congress” plans to deal with the debt issue all have Pell Grants being cut. When legal citizens are not able to afford college and can not access funds to attend, how can you put the tax payers on the hook to pay for illegal immigrants to go to college?
“The latest bill would go into effect in 2013 and could cost the California budget about $40 million a year, but not all of that would go to immigrants because some legal residents from other states could qualify for the funds as well, according to an analysis prepared for a state Senate committee.”
California is in a serious debt crisis, they have the lowest credit rating among the 50 states and they want to use tax payer money to pay for college for illegal immigrants? In 2010, JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon warned California was a bigger risk than Greece. In July 2011, California went out to private investors for 5.4 billion in loans fearing a government shutdown. This state is in horrible financial shape, they are cutting services for residents, cutting pay and laying off state workers, and yet they want to take tax payer money and pay for illegal immigrants’ college tuition. And they are calling this The Dream Act….I wish it was a dream.
This is just another example of how mismanaged our country is and how special interest buys laws and public policy; at the same time regular, hard working citizens are have the American Dream turned into the American Nightmare.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/01/us-dream-act-california-idUSTRE7800OW20110901
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