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Deval Patrick on LABOR
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Would vote YES on Allowing in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants.
Platform indicates voting YES in Part V: LABOR:Clause 13: Immigrant rights.
This vote was on an amendment to a bill concerning in-state tuition rates. The amendment would allow children of undocumented immigrants to access in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities rates provided they went to Massachusetts high school for three years, were in the process of becoming citizens or pledged to start the process once they became eligible and could provide proof that they are state tax payers. Voting YES indicates support of more equal treatment for children of undocumented immigrants. The relevant part of the MassDems Platform is Part v. LABOR, clause 13: We believe that refugee and immigrant workers should have the same rights and protections… as do United States citizens.
Patrick statement on this issue: "Patrick supports giving state college tuition breaks to illegal immigrants. "Denying kids who qualify in every other way to be an in-state student is unfair," Patrick said. "We shouldn't be trying to erect barriers."
Source: Boston Herald, Nov 2, 2005"
Bill H. 1230, lines 17-23
; vote number MA06-H329
on Jan 11, 2006
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