Virginia Inches Closer to Allowing In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
Legislation modeled after federal DREAM Act moves forward Tuesday.
A bill that would allow certain undocumented students to receive in-state college tuition in Virginia cleared a key legislative hurdle Tuesday night and could see further consideration Wednesday morning. "This has been a very good day for this issue," state Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington) told Patch late Tuesday. "I'm overjoyed that it's gotten this far. But the fact is that we've got a lot of work to do still. And I'm going to continue working with Republicans and Democrats to hopefully bring this home." The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce is among those who support the bill so far. Lopez introduced legislation modeled after the federal DREAM Act. Lawmakers on Tuesday combined it with a similar bill put forth by Del. Tom Rust, a …
Bob Bruhns
10:34 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
People, this is a diversion. Let's see - the federal government is broke, the state governments are broke - so now, all of a sudden, out of the blue, immigration reform is being addressed, after all these years? Really? The disgusting, long-standing policy of 'keep them illegal to keep them cheap, and keep them coming', will certainly be preserved. Our business leaders make too much money from … more ›