A week ago, we featured our In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants petition on this page as well as on The Republican Heard, the weekly e-newsletter of the Connecticut Republican Party.  Since that time, more than 700 residents of Connecticut have signed the petition, clearly showing the opposition that exists in Connecticut to this measure.

In 2007, the Democrat Supermajority rammed the bill through the General Assembly and onto the Governor’s desk.  Gov. Rell vetoed the bill and sent it back.  Though their Party was in possession of the 2/3 majority necessary, moderate Democrats broke ranks and made the veto override impossible. 

Bridgeport Democrat Felipe Reinoso re-introduced the bill in 2008 and is pushing for action to be taken on the issue.  Speaker Jim Amann has the power to decide what happens to the measure - will it die without ever coming to the floor or is it acted upon by the House of Representatives?  CTGOP is asking Speaker Amann to keep it off the table.  714 people have signed their name to that petition so far.

We will spend the next week promoting this petition and encouraging people to sign it, before sending a copy to the Speaker’s office.

If you are interested, please feel free to click the link above and sign your name to the petition.