Last year, Governor M. Jodi Rell vetoed the bill that would have given the children of illegal immigrants in-state tuition to attend UCONN and CSUS schools. She vetoed the bill, saying at the time, “I understand these students are not responsible for their undocumented status, having come to the United States with their parents,” Governor Rell said. “The fact remains, however, that these students and their parents are here illegally and neither sympathy nor good intentions can ameliorate that fact”.

Democrat State Rep. Felipe Reinoso of Bridgeport re-introduced the bill this year and are going to be pushing aggressively for the measure. We need Speaker Jim Amann, who controls what legislation comes to the floor of the House, to keep the bill from coming up for a vote. Sign the petition and write a letter to your legislators now - in-state tuition for illegal immigrants is just wrong.

Critics will come back with the tired old retort that they always use - “Racism!”  But the Party of Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Reagan has always stood for civil rights and equality.  The Republican Party has also always stood for the rule of law in our society - and rewarding illegal activity cannot be the standard that we set in this State.

Sign the petition now by visiting CTGOP!