In-State Tuition Debate Isn't About In-State Tuition (It 's about AMNESTY)

(Snip) … the in-state tuition debate isn't really about tuition at all – it's about amnesty. First of all, the "DREAM Act" moniker is borrowed from proposed federal legislation which would have legalized certain illegal aliens brought here before their 16th birthday – an amnesty, in other words. The state-level "DREAM Acts" are just efforts at creating momentum and awareness for the amnesty legislation. The problem with this, of course, is that once they graduate with this taxpayer-subsidized education, they're still illegal aliens and so it's illegal to hire them. (The stuff about "pursuing citizenship" is meaningless chaff – there's no such thing for people in this situation.) They're not going to "make our country better" or "go on to create money for the economy" or be "contributing members in the state of Texas "if they're still illegal aliens. (Snip) Now, maybe there's an argument to be made for legalizing certain illegal aliens brought here at a very young age whose identities were formed here and who know no other country. Actually, I've made that very argument many times. But if we're going to debate amnesty for people in this situation, then let's debate amnesty. Arguing for in-state tuition for illegal aliens without making plain that the real objective is legal status is incomplete at best, dishonest at worst. (Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com …