How California taxpayers reward illegal immigration

California has decided that being in the country illegally should not stand in the way of getting help from California taxpayers to pay for college.That should stop you cold.Illegal immigrants are barred from receiving federal student aid.Democrats in Sacramento looked at that restriction and essentially said, “No problem.

We’ll create our own system.”And they did.California now gives illegal immigrants access to taxpayer-funded grants, tuition assistance, fee waivers and even state-backed student loans.This is not compassion.It is a deliberate policy of rewarding illegal immigration.A sovereign country has the right to decide who may enter and who may stay.

Millions of people around the world respect that process.They apply, pay the fees and wait.  California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story Sometimes for years.They follow the law.Illegal immigration, by definition, does not.Yet California politicians have spent years trying to make that distinction matter less.Consider higher education.The California Dream Act Application allows illegal immigrants and other qualifying noncitizens to apply for state financial aid.They may qualify for Cal Grants, university grants, community-college fee waivers and other assistance.Some of that aid pays tuition.

Some can help cover rent, food, transportation and books.California even created a Dream Loan program because illegal immigrants cannot receive federal student loans.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!At the University of California alone, ...