Peter Courtney's actions are no surprise

Letter date: 
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Letter author: 
StatesmanJournal.com
Letter body: 

It doesn’t surprise me that Peter Courtney is trying to get taxpayers to pay for college tuition subsidies for illegal aliens. They seem to be his favorite constituency.

Voters who re-elect Courtney anyway need to know whether this program is open to the massive fraud inherent in illegal alien schemes. For instance, what proof will the state require that the students have been in Oregon and the U.S. for the required time? What ID will they provide -- a flimsy matricula consular card?

The onus is on Peter Courtney and the state to prove ineligible illegal aliens will not be able to game the system, although history shows that citizens usually lose ground in compromises with illegal immigrants.

Lyneil Vandermolen

Tualatin