I oppose and hope that Colorado Senate rejects SB 126 granting illegal immigrants the education privilege to pay in-state college/university tuition.
This bill, if passed, will be a new, added incentive for illegal immigration to our state. It will unfairly deny the much lower resident tuition to qualified students from outside of Colorado. Or to those left or leaving Colorado with their divorced parents for out-of-state jobs. In addition, there are possible several issues regarding the legality of this bill granting in-state tuition to children of federal immigration law-breakers.
Current Colorado severe fiscal constraint demands prudent and careful long-term control and management of resources. Colorado Senate Bill 126 will directly increase the budgetary deficit due to the financial subsidy to each in-state tuition-paying student.
