RICHMOND — Illegal aliens living in Virginia would be required to pay out-of-state tuition to attend the state's colleges and universities if Gov. Mark Warner signs into law legislation passed by the Senate yesterday.
"Particularly in this time of budgetary uncertainty, it is unwise to provide taxpayer subsidies of an average of over $6,000 per year per student to those who have not followed our laws," said state Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore, Republican, who supported the measure as part of his legislative agenda.
However, Mr. Warner, a Democrat, said he would like to review the measure further before signing it into law. "The more appropriate measure would have been to have this bill studied more," he said last week. "I [will] have to take a look at the final version when it gets [to me]."
A spokeswoman for Mr. Warner said yesterday his position has not changed.
Posted by Suzanne at February 20, 2003