How much do people really care that in California, illegal aliens are not only not kicked out of the country, but they receive in-state tuition to tax-supported colleges and universities? At the very least, it’s something to blog about. 
As you may know, illegal aliens are in the U.S. illegally. That is, they’ve broken the law to get here and their continued presence is a violation of that law. In 2001, the California legislature passed a law that allowed in-state tuition rates for illegal aliens who attend a California high school for at least three years and graduate. American citizens who live outside the state and wish to attend school here must pay out-of-state tuition.
A group has sued, calling the law unconstitutional on the grounds that it unlawfully discriminates against out-of-state students. The California Supreme Court will hear the case. (Source)
Nicholas Espiritu, a lawyer for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said these illegal alien students “have earned the right to be there” because they come from “very low-income areas and underperforming schools” but they’ve found ways “to really achieve and succeed in education despite almost every roadblock imaginable being put in their path.”
Comments like that would have sent me over the edge a couple of years ago (the right to be there?) Today, I can’t generate much ire. In the scheme of things, is it worth getting upset over? After I’ve shuffled off this mortal coil after my three score and ten, who’ll remember or even care about my views on the country’s illegal immigration mess? Why raise my blood pressure about something over which I have no control?
In March, the same court will hear arguments on Proposition 8, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, is unconstitutional. Now that’s something to get worked up over. Isn’t it? What would happen if the court rules the law unconstitutional, allowing homosexual “marriage” in California? Will the sky fall? No. Such a decision would represent a mere cog in the wheel of degradation. God isn’t preserving his judgment until a certain point in the future. It’s happening now. Be prepared, and don’t forget about what’s really important.
Update: Reader Matthew J. e-mails: “California has a lot of military personnel who have kids who attend California public schools for three years. Unless that military member changes his/her residency to California (which some don’t want to do for say, tax reasons), their child—a legal child—must pay out of state tuition if they attend a California university.”
