“They’re Takin’ Our Jobs!”
September 10th, 2006Here at Scholarships Around the U.S., we stay out of the politics and report on the issue. This week, a controversial bill in California is due for signing or veto on governor Schwarzenegger’s desk by the end of the month.
SB 160 gives illegal aliens the right to apply for financial aid from the state. Here’s a word from some opponents of the bill:
“We have a crumbling infrastructure, a failing educational system, a collapsing public health system,” said FAIR spokesman Ira Mehlman, “and California legislators spend most of their time dreaming up public benefits for illegal aliens”.
Rosa Perez, chancellor the San Jose-Evergreen Community College district had this to say:
“These kids, for all intents and purposes, are American kids,” We’ve got to help them. If we ignore them, we’ll undereducate them and they’ll remain on the margins. That’s a loss to the country.”
The California bill is similar to the federal DREAM Act, which will allow illegals aliens to apply for federal student aid and then provides them a path to become actual U.S. citizens. This federal solution seems like a reasonable compromise.
In a related issue, most illegal aliens are immigrants from Mexico…so if you are of Mexican descent, you may be eligible for hispanic scholarships.
