A member of the Arkansas legislature has asked that state's attorney general to clarify the law regarding illegal immigration and higher education.
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel recently released an advisory opinion stating that Arkansas public colleges and universities are not required to check for citizenship when enrolling students. That means illegal immigrants could get taxpayer-funded educational assistance in the Natural State. Arkansas State Rep. Rick Green says most people in Arkansas are not aware of the benefits being paid to illegal aliens. "And we were never actually able to put a finger on any certain amount because the state agencies do not actually check residency or citizenship when they are giving out benefits," explains the Arkansas Republican. The state lawmaker admits that frustrates him. "[W]e had to do some sort of 'guesstimate' as to what that amount would be, and we came up with over 600,000 [dollars] -- just in the areas we studied -- per year that was most likely being paid out in the form of benefits to illegals," he laments. Green says the group Secure Arkansas attempted to get a November ballot measure that would address the matter, but they fell short of the required signatures. He says that in his opinion, scholarship monies should not be going to illegal aliens when the state does not have enough money for those who are living there legally. How would feel about your tax dollars being used to educate the children of those who are in this country illegally?
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel recently released an advisory opinion stating that Arkansas public colleges and universities are not required to check for citizenship when enrolling students. That means illegal immigrants could get taxpayer-funded educational assistance in the Natural State. Arkansas State Rep. Rick Green says most people in Arkansas are not aware of the benefits being paid to illegal aliens. "And we were never actually able to put a finger on any certain amount because the state agencies do not actually check residency or citizenship when they are giving out benefits," explains the Arkansas Republican. The state lawmaker admits that frustrates him. "[W]e had to do some sort of 'guesstimate' as to what that amount would be, and we came up with over 600,000 [dollars] -- just in the areas we studied -- per year that was most likely being paid out in the form of benefits to illegals," he laments. Green says the group Secure Arkansas attempted to get a November ballot measure that would address the matter, but they fell short of the required signatures. He says that in his opinion, scholarship monies should not be going to illegal aliens when the state does not have enough money for those who are living there legally.
How would feel about your tax dollars being used to educate the children of those who are in this country illegally?
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