On Monday, September 28th, William McKenzie from "The Dallas Morning News" wrote on "Why the Dream Act makes sense for illegal immigrants - and our country." The argument was that along with the free education we are already giving illegal immigrants in public schools, we should make provision for them to go to college. Our public school system is free for illegals because legal Americans are paying taxes, where as illegals are not. While it is good for everyone to have an opportunity for an education, it's not good for those in a country who disobey the law to get an unfair advantage over those who obey the law. Why should illegals be allowed to receive the advantage of in-state tuition and possibly cause legal American citizens to miss an opportunity to receive student aid or student loans? Changing the student status to allow them to qualify for college will only attract more illegals to come to this country, rather than encouraging them to become legal citizens. It gives the law-breaking person who came to this country a reward for breaking that law as opposed to the law-abiding citizen who may remain under a disadvantage in his or her home country. McKenzie points out that the two states that have the majority of these illegal students are California and Texas. What implications does this have on our state and our state economy? Would the State of Texas have to provide funding for these students who would therefore become a greater burden on our tax base? McKenzie also states, “We'd have even a larger number of people wandering the streets without even the basics of education, unable to find gainful employment.” Just because someone does receive a college degree does not guarantee gainful employment.
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I agree with the observation that many illegal immigrants, especially here in the south are using american tax dollars to send their children to school. Also, I've personally met mexican immigrants on jobsites that were, "Sending all my money back to mexico". This is not a good thing for America at all. It shows a lack of concern on the immigrants part for the country that helped help them. I also recognize that this illegal immigrant that was sending a majority of his money earned to another country was occupying a position of employment that could support an American who is a head of their household.
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