NEWS RELEASE
November 2, 2005
What part of "Illegal Aliens" don't
they understand?
To: The General Court
November 2, 2005
Re: In-state tuition for illegal immigrants
What part of "illegal" don’t some people understand?
We will try to keep our sentences short so that Tom Reilly can follow
this discussion.
Citizens for Limited Taxation is opposed to rewarding illegal behavior.
We support legal immigrants who follow the rules as our grandparents
did. But there is a simple fact that everyone, even Tom Reilly, must
face. All the people in the world who want to come here, can’t. Period.
There have to be limits on, and rules concerning, legal immigration.
Illegal immigrants, by definition, shouldn’t be here in the first place.
If they weren’t here their children wouldn’t be getting taxpayer-funded
education K-12, never mind college.
If we subsidize something, we get more of it. If we reward illegal
behavior, we will get more illegal immigrants. We don’t want to
encourage more people to break the law and come here. Break the law.
Illegal.
What part of illegal don’t this bill’s sponsors understand?
They say that they want to "open the doors of opportunity." The illegal
immigrant tuition bill opens the floodgate to illegal immigration,
inviting people from all over the world to break the law to get an
education for their kids. All their kids are "deserving," we’re sure.
But – they – can’t – all – come – to – Massachusetts to get a
taxpayer-funded education.
At some point we have to say No. We say No to the illegal immigrant
tuition bill and hope you will vote against it.
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