A bill that will allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at state colleges and universities is just a Jon Corzine signature away from being law in New Jersey.  Assemblywoman Nilsa Cruz-Perez who is a sponsor of the bill said this:

“It is a matter of simple fairness that students who have grown up in New Jersey, graduated from high school in New Jersey, and are the future of New Jersey, be given the simple dignity of being able to go to college here as well,”

How is being rewarded for being in this country illegally fair Ms. Cruz-Perez? The bill allows illegal immigrants to qualify if they have attended a high school for at least 3 years. So if you have been able to break the law undetected for 3 years we will reward you is what the bill says.

Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen) who voted in favor of the bill had this comment:

“This country is based on immigrants and the American dream,” “We are not giving anything away. We are just making it equal for students to be able to achieve education.”

This country is based on laws and punishing those who break them not reward them. Our immigration system is broken and it needs to be fixed but we can’t allow people to enter our country illegally.

Assemblyman Richard Merkt (R) voted against the bill offered this:

“ New Jersey ’s public institutions are not immune from the state’s dire financial circumstances,” , “We cannot afford to use the public’s dwindling dollars to provide a generous benefit to those who have no legal standing to live here let alone receive all the privileges of legal residents.” 

RB/411acrossamerica.com