Kwon. Garcia. O'reilly. If you were born lucky, one of these last names might just be your golden ticket to a subsidized college degree in the American education system. And it’s certainly not the luck of the Irish or ancient ancestral honor.
Since taking office in the Texas state government over ten years ago, Governor Rick Perry has taken careful precautions not to ostracize the Hispanic population in America. And as the governor of the largest border state in the nation, the 2012 GOP candidate claims to have expertise on the issues at hand regarding the Mexican-American border.
In 2001, Perry fully supported a law in the Texas government that would potentially allow illegal alien students to receive in state tuition at local Texas universities at a cheaper cost than legals with official in-state documentation.
Perry’s rivals in the 2012 debate offer only criticism for his soft tactics to woo the Hispanic vote. His rebuttal: you’re heartless.
“If you say that we should not educate children who have come into our state for no other reason than they've been brought there by no fault of their own, I don't think you have a heart," Perry said.
Perry doesn’t believe it’s the American way to not provide education opportunities for its residents, legal or alien. “The bottom line is, it doesn't make any difference what the sound of your last name is. That is the American way,” Perry said.
Earning your college degree just might have more to do with how you introduce yourself to financial aid advisor on the first day than what you actually study during the whole semester.
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