Oct 14, 2011
Ronald Reagan once said, "Don't be afraid to see what you see." On the matter of in-state tuition to illegal immigrants, Gov. Rick Perry is not afraid to see what is. And what Perry sees is that it is to our state's economic advantage to educate illegal immigrants.
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Yesterday, five Dream Act eligible leaders -- Nancy, Neidi, Tony, Francisco Javier and Adrian -- staged a sit-in at an ICE office in Los Angeles as immigration supporters were holding a rally outside the Immigration Court Building.
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Oct 11, 2011
Illegal immigrants can now apply for state-financed scholarships and aid at state universities after Gov. Jerry Brown announced Saturday that he had signed the second half of a legislative package focused on such students.
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To his credit, Gov. Rick Snyder has not joined the anti-immigrant chorus being sung by some members of his party. Shrewdly, he sees immigration as high-octane fuel for Michigan's economy. But if Snyder really wants to push the pedal, he can encourage all Michigan universities to offer in-state tuition...
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The DREAM Act is a bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for young students who have lived in the U.S. nearly their whole lives, who were brought here through no fault of their own. It would help educate the next generation of Americans, would generate tax...
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Oct 5, 2011
Mitt Romney thinks he's found his winning issue against Rick Perry: For weeks now he's been attacking Perry for signing a bill that grants in-state tuition to undocumented students. Yeah, that's Romney path to the White House: picking on kids.
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Oct 4, 2011
Mitt Romney thinks he's found his winning issue against Rick Perry: For weeks now he's been attacking Perry for signing a bill that grants in-state tuition to undocumented students. Yeah, that's Romney path to the White House: picking on kids.
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Maria Fernanda Cabello, a 20-year-old junior at Texas A&M University, moved to Texas from Mexico when she was 12 years old. She and her family came into the country on tourist visas that later expired, and she is now undocumented.
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Oct 3, 2011
Rick Perry's tuition troubles have a lot to do with the difference between politics in Texas and politics everywhere else. His support for in-state tuition for the children of illegal immigrants — and the fact that he's sticking with it — started a political tornado. It was enough to...
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If you oppose the DREAM Act, you're no moderate on immigration. Period. That goes for Governor Rick Perry and Senator Marco Rubio. Both say they Support in-state tuition But oppose the DREAM Act.
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