Read the article. Didn't see anything about illegals wanting college for free. I saw illegals bemoaning the student loan system. And rightfully so, it's a train wreck waiting to happen.
then you did not read the article.
that is EXACTLY what they are demanding - instead of the loans to get grants - which means the state or otherwise the TAXPAYER is paying for the college.
That’s right, despite the University of California system’s generous and shameful pledge to help illegal aliens earn a college degree — at the same time they are slashing aid to citizen students to the bone —
those illegal students are complaining that the aid will come by way of student loans instead of grants.
“We think that the 5 million dollars will have an impact if the money goes directly into the pockets of undocumented students,” By Any Means Necessary campus activist group leader David Douglasstold The Daily Californian in an email.
Sophomore Ivan Villasenor Madriz, an undocumented student, spoke with representatives from the UC Office of the President and other undocumented student representatives across the UC campuses in a conference call the evening of Dec. 18.
Madriz said the students raised concerns about the use of the funds for loans rather than other types of aid such as grants and work-study.
He said loans should not be considered “aid” because they are only increasing student debt and putting more pressure on students.
“The loans that are given out are making one hole to fill another,” he said. “It defeats the purpose of so-called ‘financial aid.’ ”