Some illegal immigrant high school graduates will be able to attend Wisconsin state universities by paying in-state tuition, under a provision in the two-year budget Gov. Jim Doyle signed into law Monday. Wisconsin now becomes the 11th state to enact such a law. To qualify, students would have to reside in the state for three years, graduate from a Wisconsin high school or earn an equivalency degree here. The students would have to apply through the normal channels. It's estimated from 400 to 650 illegal immigrants annually graduate from state high schools, but they must pay out-of-state tuition if they enroll in the state university system or technical colleges. In-state tuition at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is $7,576 a year in the 2008-'09 school year, compared with out-of-state tuition, which is $17,306. State Rep. Pedro ColĂ³n (D-Milwaukee) first introduced the in-state college tuition measure in 1999, when he was new to the Assembly. "I really think this gets us back on course with our brightest having more access to education," he said. "It's not a huge scholarship program, but an important step for more access to higher education than we had yesterday." Immigrant advocates who have pushed for the measure attended the signing in Madison. Christine Neumann-Ortiz, director of Voces de la Frontera, an immigrant and worker rights organization, called it "a historic step forward in recognizing the civil rights of immigrants in the area of education." Opponents such as state Sen. Glenn Grothman (R-West Band) criticized the provision. http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/49470657.html
Immigration - 4 Answers
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No, it is not fair and should never be allowed! If so, we need to reward all the children of criminals somehow.
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no it's not fair. and why are we sitting on our @sses and letting this happen? why? we need to demand they stop this.
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illegal immigrants who are not contributing to the tax base should not be allowed to recieve any form of finacial aid....illegal aliens that are working and paying taxes..should be allowed to..and yes to all the haters in the world YOU CAN FILE A TAX RETURN WITHOUT A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER..my hubby worked for two years with just a tax payer I.D, ( that any immigrant can get)before he was issued his social security number.
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Totally fair! there are hundreds and hundreds of American kids that have the opportunity to go to college but don't, or worst, they have full paid scholarships but decide to drop out and live on the streets instead. So if these Americans aren't taking advantage of these opportunities, then why shouldn't the willing immigrants have a chance? http://newsblaze.com/story/2007091202000800001.mwir/topstory.html College Dropout Rate Climbs As students return to college life this coming year, the numbers of dropouts are predicted to increase. A rise in financial pressures, distracting interpersonal issues, a lack of life preparation and poor study skills create an environment of distraction that leads to students falling behind and failing
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