California ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WOULD GET LOANS

The San Jose Mercury reports:

A controversial bill that would allow illegal immigrants to get state financial aid while attending California's public colleges and universities is now in the hands of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has until the end of this month to sign or veto.

The bill's author, state Sen. Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, called on the governor Wednesday to ``invest in California's future'' by signing SB 160, also called the California DREAM Act, into law. Opponents say the state should not give money to lawbreakers.

While Schwarzenegger has not taken a position on the bill, he has previously shown some inclination to extend state support to the children of illegal immigrants.

The governor has supported an existing state law, passed in 2002, which now allows undocumented students in California to pay in-state tuition rates in public colleges and universities. Tuition for non-California residents is about 10 times higher.

So,many California legislators believe that residents of Arizona who go to college in California should pay 10 times the amount that a non-U.S. citizen should pay who's breaking U.S. law.I guess membership really does have its benefits.Lower tuition and special bus passes in a non-English language.