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CO: Illegal immigrants should get in-state tuition

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01-31-2009, 12:31 AM
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http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-illega...,7898782.story


DENVER - A bill proposing to grant in-state tuition to all Colorado high school students, including illegal-immigrants, was introduced Friday by Sen. Chris Romer.

"For us to be an economic success, we need to make sure all these kids can get into college," said Romer, D-Denver. "And right now a small number of students can't go to college because their immigration status."

To be eligible for the reduced tuition, undocumented students would have to have graduated from a Colorado high school or received their GED within the past five years. They also must have been enrolled in a Colorado public or private high school for at least three years.

"I firmly believe we shouldn't punish children for the decisions of adults," Romer said. "These are exactly the kids we want to incentivize to work hard, stay in school, not drop out, and help us build a great economy for Colorado."
My notes: I don't know, I don't really trust FOX at all, but it would be good to have more media bring it to Obama's attention, what do you guys think? Anyone in CO?
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01-31-2009, 12:55 AM
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That sounds encouraging. Good luck in CO, Reid.
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That sounds great one state at a time
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A prominent Republican businessman has thrown his support behind a bill that would grant in-state college tuition to high school students regardless of their immigration status.
Dick Monfort, a Weld County cattleman and chairman of the University of Northern Colorado Board of Trustees, said tough economic times require a "forward-thinking" education policy.
"Opening educational opportunity for more of our high school graduates means our state will have a more developed work force down the road, and will be able to attract more high-growth industries," he said in a statement.
To be eligible for the reduced tuition, undocumented students would have to have graduated from a Colorado high school or received their GED within the past five years.
http://www.politicker.com/colorado/tags/republican

Great argument for dream even in the midst of economic hardship.
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