This is not about attending college. Non-citizens get student visas all the time. These kids could apply and probably get student visas as well. It's about using our tax dollars to give scholarships to folks who have no legal status to be here. I don't think it matters how they arrived here, they need to apply for legal status.
Apply or be approved? Because I was given the impression that the idea here is that they
would have to apply for legal status. And obviously I think that should be a requirement.
Question. Why should proximity give them preference over some genius who can't just step across the border?
Referring those born in countries farther away, I assume. The answer? It probably shouldn't. Then again, if we're making subjective arguments on this front then why should some schmuck who was lucky enough to be born
inside our borders get preference over somebody who wasn't, especially if the one who wasn't is a genius? I see plenty of complete losers and deadbeats benefit greatly from having come out of a vagina located in the right place, so what's the difference?
Sure, those born in Mexico are getting preference due to proximity. Then again, so are those born in
America. It's not like kids born in Arkansas are really doing much to earn their citizenship, and for that matter neither did most of their parents.
Tangential, and not looking to get into a "general" immigration debate...just pointing out that you're trying to argue for "fairness" when in actuality the entire situation isn't fair to begin with. I don't see the point. Especially since I imagine that Huckabee's comments aren't referring to a change that would apply to Latin American illegal aliens only...it would apply to the children of illegal aliens from Suckistan as well, provided they can make their way here.
This is unlike the legal argument, where I see the point but simply disagree.
Why can't those who think it's okay to use public funds just use their own money to setup private scholarship funds? Show us how compassionate you really are. I'm sure those students who have approved student visas would greatly appreciate your generosity.
Reminds me of those who complain about taxes being too low but never pay an excess, which you are allowed to do.
I'm pretty sure the idea of collective action problems applies here, but I'm not positive. Anyway, in this case as I said before I'd agree that this is an issue best left up to the voters of Arkansas, who seem to have decided to pass on the idea. Had they passed it, I'd have supported them. Since they didn't, I disagree...but still support them.
Of course this is from his own political site, but I hope he is moving toward a tougher stand on illegal immigration. I am still in a wait and see mode.
It's also possible to support some measure of immigration reform on one front while supporting stricter regulation/stronger enforcement on another. It's not like the whole things has to boil down to "Illegal Immigration: Love it or Hate it (choose only one)." Complex multifaceted issue and all.