Washingtontimes.com
A bill that would allow illegal aliens in Maryland to pay in-state tuition at public universities and colleges is gaining support in the General Assembly.
As many as 34 House Democrats support the bill by Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, Montgomery County Democrat and chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, which is considering the measure.
Mrs. Hixson and the other lawmakers say the bill would give underprivileged children a chance to be part of the American economic mainstream.
"I represent the east side of Montgomery County, where 68 percent of the students in schools are from the minorities," Mrs. Hixson said. She acknowledged that taxpayers would subsidize the education of illegal aliens but said their contribution back to the community would be "much larger."
Posted by Suzanne at March 3, 2003