Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform (not to be confused with CIRC):
"April 25, 2012 (Denver, CO) The pending Colorado ASSET bill, SB12-015 will give illegal aliens access to subsidized tuition rates. This bill, if passed, will displace deserving American students with foreign nationals who are not allowed to work in the United States. The bill's fiscal note inaccurately claims it will create a net gain of "up to $2.8 million" in tuition. It ignores the fact that these "slots" would have been taken by other students, some paying higher out-of-state tuition rates. The fiscal note also fails to project the future impact on K-12 expenditures and public benefit expenditures when more illegal aliens bring their children to Colorado to benefit from subsidized tuition.
Marty Lich, CAIR spokesperson said, "Even with a college degree, illegal alien students are still unlawfully present and cannot legally obtain employment. They cannot work in the State of Colorado. They can not seek employment anywhere in the US."
At a time of 7.8 percent unemployment in Colorado, this bill will displace legal workers. "This bill is a sham," said CAIR Director Stan Weekes. "Why should taxpayers subsidize displacement of their own students? Times are already tough enough for our college students - half of our college grads are jobless or underemployed."
Government projections released last month revealed that by 2020, of the 30 occupations with the largest projected number of job openings, only three will require a Bachelor's degree or higher. The Mountain West region will be most likely to see college graduates jobless or underemployed - approximately 3 out of 5 grads...." (Click title to be taken to CAIR website)
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