The increasingly radical political left is pushing for no-cost college. The twist is the leftists wants illegal immigrants to be educated for free. The logic in the left’s support for free college for illegals is that it would empower those individuals to find gainful employment.
The Democrats’ Idea of Universal College is Unfair
The political right is fond of stating life is not fair. Alternatively, the political left is obsessed with equalizing opportunity and in some cases, outcomes. However, paying for illegal immigrants’ postsecondary education is unfair to Americans forced to take out student loans.
American teens and their families have paid taxes on labor to support state universities. Those taxpayers should be rewarded with affordable college tuition as they’ve paid into the system. Some college-age Americans have been working since their early teens, racking up savings and paying tax dollars into the system with the hope of earning a college degree.
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