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In-state tuition for “Illegals” is a big deal here in Colorado.  And SB11-126 (aka in-state tuition for illegals)  not passing  is a big victory, in my humble opinion.  SB11-126 failed to pass in a straight party-line vote; 7 Republicans voted ‘no’, 6 Democrats voted ‘yes’.

Had it not been for all the recent “Tea Party”/grassroots activity, the outcome of this bill may have been different.  The elected officials who voted on this may not have been comprised of  7 Republicans and 6 Democrats.  And some of the Republicans that did vote ‘no’ may have voted ‘yes’ , without the pressure of citizen activists.

I sat through 3 hours of the 5 hour testimony yesterday and almost testified myself against this bill.  Boo hoo, cry me a river – these ‘undocumented’ students might now have to go to college in a state other than Colorado, because they can’t afford ‘out-of-state’ tuition.  Welcome to the real world.  This is all so insane.  The fact that Liberals call illegals ‘undocumented’ rather than ‘illegal’ and act like they are poor little victims makes me ill.  “Undocumented” is among the many “Politically Correct” words I refuse to use.  I have empathy for these kids for what their parents did to them…brought them here illegally.  But, I don’t have so much empathy that I’m willing to reward them at the expense of taxpayers and CITIZEN students, whose slots they would take if they were given ‘in-state’ tuition.  The Denver Post article referenced below is misleading on a number of levels.  It says in-state tuition is not ‘subsidized’.  This is not true.  The in-state tuition rate is subsidized in various ways, by Colorado and OTHER STATE’s tax payer’s $$, by federal funding (e.g. ARRA) and other things.

I didn’t realize until yesterday that the Supreme Court ruled that any child here in the United States, legal or illegal, cannot be denied K-12 education.  So, these illegals who are crying because they can’t get in-state tuition, have gotten whatever other education they have gotten here for ‘free’.  And guess what, they will still be illegal, even after they graduate college.  So how would they get a job here?

We can thank this mess on our local, state and federal government for not enforcing immigration laws.  What legally and morally are we to do with all these children who are here illegally, whose parents have not paid taxes, but who know no other country than the US of A?  Why were these kids and their parents not deported a long time ago?  What kind of work are their parents doing?  Who’s employing them?  What other ‘freebies’ have they gotten besides free education, at the taxpayer’s expense?

I don’t know what the answer is.  But I certainly don’t think it is to reward Illegals by giving them yet more ‘freebies’, while at the same time punishing CITIZENS.

As Colorado Representative Chris Holbert  (R-Parker, HD 44) pointed out, elected officials’ responsibility is to CITIZEN constituents, not to illegals.  Because of that fact alone, SB11-126 should not even have been put forth for debate.  Shame on representatives Joe Miklosi (D-Denver, HD 9) and Angela Williams (D-Denver, HD 7) for sponsoring this bill.

Click HERE to read Denver Post article on this.

By MIKE KOPP | COLORADO SENATE MINORITY LEADER The Pueblo Chieftain | 0 comments

The Colorado General Assembly is considering Senate Bill 126, which will allow illegal aliens to attend college through “unsubsidized in-state tuition.”  There are only two problems with this bill:  there is no such thing as “unsubsidized” in-state tuition, and the bill violates federal law.

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3 headlines, 2 bombshells and 1 big lie

Posted: March 05, 2011,  1:00 am Eastern
© 2011

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Tom Tancredo’s December WORLDNETDAILY.COM column was the first to break the story about Border Patrol agents in Arizona using bean bags against armed bandits.   He was attacked for it.   The Yuma CBP station chief and other DHS “spokesmen” said that it was “impossible.”  Now it has been confirmed.  Tom Tancredo broke this story on December 18, 2010 in an article in World Net Daily.

Fox News “scooped” Congressman Tancredo’s story today in this article:

Border Agents Forced to Face Down Bullets With Bean Bags, Critics Say

By Diane Macedo

Published March 03, 2011

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The U.S. Border Patrol is under fire for allegedly ordering its elite, SWAT-style units to use non-lethal bean bag ammunition before responding with deadly force – even against suspects armed with high-powered semi-automatic and automatic weapons like AK-47s.

The controversy over the agency’s “bean bag” policy began in the days following the Dec. 14 killing of U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry and has escalated recently as more information is uncovered in the investigation of the fatal shooting.

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I sure hope the United States of America soon gets this wake up call.

By DOUGLAS MURRAY

London

‘Multiculturalism has failed,” said British Prime Minister David Cameron last weekend in Munich. If anybody thought they had read those words before, it is because they have. Many times. Last October German Chancellor Angela Merkel (sitting onstage with Mr. Cameron when he gave his speech on Saturday) said the same. Finally, Europe’s mainstream party leaders seem to be realizing what others have long noticed: Multiculturalism has been the most pernicious and divisive policy pursued by Western governments since World War II.

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Chain dismissed workers at its 50 Minnesota restaurants after an immigration audit.

Chipotle Mexican Grill said on Thursday that it had fired a substantial number of the 1,200 employees at its 50 Minnesota restaurants after a federal immigration audit found some were illegal workers.

The circumstances of the firings, which began in early December, sparked a protest by several dozen people around noon on Thursday at a downtown Minneapolis Chipotle restaurant. Minneapolis police arrested eight participants after they chained themselves together inside the restaurant. They were cited for trespassing.

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