This article "Lawmakers must defend Dream Act" in the Austin American Statesman seemed fitting for this assignment since it is about college and/or university tuition. The American-Statesman Editorial Board explains how having in-state tuition for immigrants is actually beneficial for the Texas economy. The Texas Association of Business CEO, Jeff Moseley talks about how "Texas could lose close to $400 million in economic activity each year." that is if the in-state tuition requirements are changed. It talks about how it is a lot more beneficial to keep the Dream Act and in-state tuition because it can create a stronger workforce and people who can earn more money and in result spend more money and pay more taxes making it a gain for the Texas economy.
The article does a good way of also including the opposing view, of some that disagree with this. The articles talks about views from Rep. Kyle Biedermann, R-Fredricksburg, he says that "in-state tuition is a magnet to illegal immigration that benefits unauthorized immigrants and hurts those who immigrated legally." Biedermann and freshman Sen. Pat Fallon, R-Prosper are trying to repeal the law this legislative session with House Bill 413.
Defending their opinion on this topic the American-Statesman Editorial Board says that the immigrants applying for the Dream Act for in-state tuition should not be blamed or punished for being brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents. Now, they also are very clear that this is NOT to give illegal immigrant students legal status, this is just to give them the opportunity to still be able to apply for colleges and/or universities and they will have to pay their way through college.
This article was very eye-opening for me. I agree with the article in the sense that immigrants that are brought to the state as children should not be penalized and should have the opportunity to pay in-state tuition and have the ability to apply for college.
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