AZ Gov Katie Hobbs Looks to Grant $40M to Illegal Aliens to Attend State Universities

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D), proposes a $40 million taxpayer-funded scholarship program that will help illegal aliens attend state colleges and universities.

In her inaugural Address, Hobbs vowed to expand the Arizona Promise Scholarship Program — which helps low-income students pay tuition and fees to attend universities — while creating the “Promise for DREAMers Scholarship Program” That will. “cover all students, regardless of immigration status, who attend a public university.”

In effect, Hobbs’ initiative would spend $40 million to help funnel illegal aliens into limited spots at state universities and colleges. An estimated 2,000 The initiative would be beneficial to illegal aliens every school year.

This move follows the approval of Arizona voters Approved A Republican-led law giving in-state tuition for illegal aliens. This vote reversed a 2006 ban on in-state tuition to illegal aliens.

American students in Arizona face a steep college tuition cost. While the average tuition in Arizona is approximately $4,500, that figure can go up to more than $6,000 for students who live outside of the state. $20,000 When books, supplies, room and board are included.

American students will find graduate programs in Arizona more expensive than those offered elsewhere. Average in-state cost is more than $27,000.

The United States’ university systems rely on a multi-billion dollar pipeline of international students to help them attract thousands of illegal aliens. These university systems have generated about $9 billion In revenue annually through tuition and fees from international students

Particularly, around 182,000 illegal aliens of the more than 400,000 illegal aliens enrolled in United States universities and colleges are eligible or enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program — making up a significant portion of university systems’ billions in revenue from their foreign student pipeline.

John Binder is a reporter at Breitbart News. Email him at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter Here. 

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