Tuition Subsidy An Unfair Reward for Illegal Aliens, Mass. Lt. Gov Says
"A bill currently being considered by the Legislature would provide in-state tuition at our public colleges and university to individuals who are
in the United States illegally. That is wrong. Because a family breaks the law, that should not entitle them to a taxpayer subsidy. Enactment of this legislation would encourage more illegal immigration and send the wrong message to those immigrants who played by the rules. Governor Romney vetoed a similar provision last June, and he is prepared to do so again," writes Kerry Healy, Lt. Governor of Massachusetts. "This bill does not fix a problem; it compounds an existing one. It makes no sense for Massachusetts taxpayers to bear the cost of a college education for an illegal immigrant when that same immigrant cannot legally work in the United States and contribute to our economy after graduation."
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