May 27, 2005

Illegal immigration activist offended, media alerted

Mayra Latimer - a counselor at high schools somewhere in Wisconsin - is angry. Very angry.

You see, there's a TV commercial playing in Wisconsin which opposes WI Gov. Jim Doyle's plan to give illegal aliens a better deal than U.S. citizens. Doyle wants to give citizens of other countries discounted college educations. Meanwhile, U.S. citizens who live outside WI but who want to (for some reason) attend WI colleges would be forced to continue to pay the full rate.

Let me put Jim Doyle's plan in chart form:
Illegal aliens: discount
U.S. citizens: the shaft

But, back to Latimer:
[she] says the ad makes her angry not just because it exists but because it drives an even bigger wedge between the people on both sides of the issue.

"We want to create a better future for our kids, and as a parent it's hard for me to see that kind of reaction."
That's nice, but it still doesn't explain why the U.S. citizens in Wisconsin should pay for the educations of citizens of foreign countries and give the shaft to other U.S. citizens from other states.

So far, I've only been able to come up with two explanations as to why this high school counselor was given air time: either the station agrees with her and was using her to make their point, or the news director is high on cheese.



Posted to Immigration2005a at May 27, 2005 04:13 PM

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