newsobserver.com | A Q: "Taking sides on tuition". North Carolina is toying with the idea of giving tuition breaks (state resident tuition) to illegal immigrants as is done in 9 other states. Putting the question of how one gets into a US College without either being a US citizen/legal resident and not have a student visa for a moment, one might ask why the citizens of NC and the 9 states who allow this are not raising Cain.
First, we pay taxes to support higher education in our states. Because we are tax-paying citizens we get lower tuition rates than out-of-staters. Never mind that, in Virginia, tuition rates are going up at about 9%/year. Want to check the rate of inflation?
Most states limit the number of out-of-state students at state-supported schools. Virginia allows only 35% out-of-state enrollment, for example. Allowing the children of illegal immigrants to enter at the in-state rates, simply closes the doors earlier for state residents.
This is the craziest thing I've heard of. Why do we give breaks to non-citizens that we deny to citizens? It's about time we elected folks who do the job they are paid to do, look out for our interests. The ones we have now don't seem to think that is part of the contract we made with them.
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