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Let's see how Governor Perry handled the situation in Texas.......
The number of illegal immigrant college students paying in-state tuition and receiving financial aid at Texas' public colleges and universities continues to climb, according to state higher education records.
During the fall semester, 12,138 students - about 1 percent of all Texas college students - benefited from the state law granting in-state tuition, according to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Most of the immigrants among those students are illegal, and some others are not legal permanent residents or U.S. citizens
Texas awarded about $33.6 million in state and institutional financial aid to those students between fall 2004 and summer 2008.
Even so, Gov. Rick Perry supports the law aiding illegal immigrant students. In a recent debate, he said the students are on the path to citizenship.
Number of illegal immigrants getting in-state tuition for Texas colleges rises | Dallas-Fort Worth Education News - News for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News
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Yeah that is one problem with Perry we have as conservatives, Although Texas is not broke like California....
How much is the Golden State in the red?
We've grown numb to annual budget meltdowns - shortfalls of $20 billion have become the norm. But what is our state's total debt? Would you believe at least $265 billion?
California's debt sorts into three buckets:
Budget deferrals, required reimbursements and related debt now total nearly $40 billion. How did "kicking the can down the road" get the state to such a large number? Budget gimmicks to achieve a balanced budget for one year (borrowing from local government, required repayments to public schools and other one-time actions) have added up. As Gov. Jerry Brown highlighted in his budget proposal, most of the budget "solutions" over the past three years "were temporary or failed because of court decisions or faulty assumptions."
How much does California owe? - SFGate
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