Immigrant tuition equity shoved down our throats

House Bill 2787, the so-called “tuition equity” bill, is being shoved down our throats regardless of the desires of the people.

So far, the newspaper polls are running 75 percent to 85 percent against it, but that has no impact on our elected officials who dance to the tune of special interests.

They chose to ignore the basic inherent immorality of the issue in favor of either permitting the ranks of cheap labor to increase (thus further reducing the standard of living for the working poor and lower middle class) or furthering the increase of a massive and rapidly growing voter block, regardless of its legal status.

I can’t believe that the average citizen can’t see that this is all happening to the detrament of all of us but the very wealthy, powerful or politically connected.

As a homeowner, I am really sick of paying for the costs of what promotes benefit to only a limited number of elected officials and business elite.

If they want this type of giveaway, let them pay for it. But oh, no. All I hear from this group is let’s lower taxes on business, but let’s also give away the farm and send the bill to someone else.

Gary John Will

Keizer