Help legal students

I read in the Democrat-Herald about the passing of the immigrant tuition bill. Something is wrong here. Every high achiever of Sweet Home High School wants to go to college and, because of the lack of jobs and money, we can’t send our own children away to colleges.

I object that illegals are getting this free money and our own children are left behind.

The Sweet Home Alumni Foundation has been working for many years to bring in enough money to give awards to our graduating seniors. It is difficult to get money and many of you have given your hard-earned dollars to help many go on to college. We are pleased to have this support. But why are some students being left behind and the money that is available going to illegals?

Must be some poor decisions have been made at the Oregon House. That money should have gone to the Linn County High School students where money is needed. Our high school students here in Sweet Home, Scio and all the other small towns have worked very hard to graduate from high school and then there is not enough money for them to go to a university.

Anyone who wants to give to our local SHAF foundation, just email me at mybull@centurytel.net. We will see that legal students get money for education.

P.S.: If your column on page 2 with emails, etc., doesn’t get larger, I will need to cease writing you. Make this larger please! My 83-year-old eyes and magnifying glass had a problem reading this.

Mona Waibel, Sweet Home