[NY] State Senate Rejects Bill Granting Tuition Aid to Illegal Immigrants
Source: NY Times
ALBANY — In a surprise vote, the New York State Senate on Monday rejected legislation that would have granted state tuition aid to undocumented immigrants, dealing a blow to immigrants’ advocates who had made it their top priority in the capital.
The Senate, controlled by Republicans and a small group of Democrats, failed to pass the measure despite a vote of 30 in favor and 29 opposed. It required 32 votes in favor to pass.
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All of the Republicans present voted against the measure; two Democrats, Simcha Felder of Brooklyn and Ted O’Brien of the Rochester area, also voted no.
“So many legal families are struggling with the high cost of college education right now,” said Senator Mark J. Grisanti, a Republican from Buffalo.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/nyregion/new-york-senate-rejects-measure-to-give-illegal-immigrants-state-tuition-aid.html
wow seriously? shame on these two "Democrats" for forgetting their immigrant heritages: Felder is Jewish and O'Brien Irish.
And Grisanti, if that's the case what are you gonna do to reduce the high cost of education in your state? Oh right, Grover Norquist won't let you. Besides, won't those "illegal" families get to suffer the same high cost of college education with "legal" families too (of course the high costs being everything besides the in-state tuition exemption).
California passed a similar measure AB 540 back in 2001.
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So glad we did.
