New Jersey Governor Corzine also supports the DREAM Act, a nice step toward immigration reform on a federal level. - - Donna Poisl
BY MAEGAN LA MAMITA MALA ·
On Monday, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine’s state panel on immigrant policy revealed a decidedly progressive set of recommendations.
For example, Corzine supports undocumented students being able to pay in-state tuition at the state’s public colleges much like the DREAM Act.
Corzine said most of New Jersey’s immigrants are in the state legally, and that the children of the state’s estimated 400,000 illegal immigrants; “are not here because they chose to be, but because of their families, and they should not be discriminated against.”
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This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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