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Governor Gavin Newsom and California Democrats are actively advancing a bill, initially proposed by Democratic Assemblyman David Alvarez, which offers discounted college tuition to Mexican citizens.
Alvarez asserts that this legislation, now signed into law by Newsom, has the potential to “unlock a significant untapped resource.”
Alvarez said, “We live in a dynamic border region where we need to educate more students to fill the jobs required for growth. This bill will allow low-income residents who live close to the border to attend local community colleges.” (Trending: Major Women’s Race Won By Two Men)
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“The law will create a 5-year pilot program that allows students who live in Mexico and within 45 miles of the California border an exemption from out-of-state tuition rates.”
“This pilot program can unlock a significant untapped resource to prepare a more diverse population among our workforce,” Alvarez added.
Alvarez said, “There are students who might actually be U.S. citizens but happen to be living in the Baja region because of the cost of living, So there are some students who find themselves in that situation who don’t have a California residence because families can’t afford to live here.”
Dr. Mark Sanchez, Superintendent/President of Southwestern College in Chula Vista, CA said, “This is a transformational bill for the realities of our region. By expanding affordable access to our region’s community colleges, our binational students will be better equipped to enter our workforce and be a part of this thriving binational economy.” (Trending: Ilhan Omar Caught In Major Lie)
Bill Wells the mayor of El Cajon, said, “27% of the people that live in my town are Hispanic, and they’re asking me to make sure that we have low crime and good parks and safe streets. They don’t want me to be giving in-state tuition to people that live in other countries, foreign nationals, whether they be from Mexico or Ireland… people want us to be taking care of their kids and their community.”
“It’s really just kind of nibbling around the edges of the whole concept that borders just don’t matter, that we should just open up the borders and let anybody do whatever they want,” he added.
“Where does it end? Do we give unemployment benefits to people that don’t live in the country? Do we give unemployment benefits to people that aren’t even citizens? Do we give a free attorney to somebody that we give health care to people that aren’t citizens?”
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