Alert: Bills for instate tuition for illegal alien students introduced

A bill has been introduced in the Oregon House of Representatives that would give in-state tuition benefits to illegal aliens.  The bill number is House Bill 2787. When you contact members of the legislature please refer to the bill number.

HB 2787 will have a hearing next Wednesday, February 13 at 8:00 am in Hearing Room D, State Capitol, before the House Higher Education Committee. WE URGE YOU to attend the Hearing; it is vital to have a sizable presence by opponents to the bill. Please be prepared to make a SHORT statement, or just attend to support our side. If you are unable to attend, please do not fail to call, email, or visit members of the committee listed below, and express your opposition.  Giving in-state tuition to illegal aliens will give each a $20,000 per year benefit -- a benefit that would be denied to a U.S. citizen from another state.
 

HB 2787 is an attempt to diminish the value of American citizenship.

HB 2787 would reduce tuition revenue to the Oregon university system by millions of dollars a year and result in increased taxes to Oregonians.

HB 2787 would take places in our universities away from citizens as enrollment is necessarily limited by budgetary restraints.

A simple reading of HB 2787 mandates that only people who are illegally in country can qualify under this bill for in-state tuition rates.

Schools will be burdened with providing records for thousands of illegal alien students.

There is no ending date for benefits to illegal aliens in this bill. Would most voters support spending millions of tax dollars to give unlimited, unknown numbers of illegal aliens places in our colleges in competition with citizen students? We don’t think so.

At a time when higher education is facing severe cuts in programs, and tuition fees are being raised for U.S. citizens, HB 2787 makes no sense. Legislators should be looking for ways to discourage illegal immigration, not reward it.

Oregon House Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development – Members
Michael Dembrow, Chair - 503-986-1445; Rep.MichaelDembrow@state.or.us
Chris Harker, Vice-Chair - 503-986-1434; Rep.ChrisHarker@state.or.us
John Huffman, Vice-Chair - 503-986-1459; Rep.JohnHuffman@state.or.us
Mark Johnson - 503-986-1452; Rep.MarkJohnson@state.or.us
Joe Gallegos - 503-986-1430; Rep.JoeGallegos@state.or.us
Vic Gilliam - 503-986-1418; Rep.VicGilliam@state.or.us
Chris Gorsek - 503-986-1449; Rep.ChrisGorsek@state.or.us
Mitch Greenlick - 503-986-1433; Rep.MitchGreenlick@state.or.us
Gene Whisnant - 503-986-1453; Rep.GeneWhisnant@state.or.us