Randy James of the Waterbury Republican-American offers a PIIPPish article entitled "Illegals seek tuition break". On the 13th, several people traveled to Hartford, Connecticut to support a bill that would give them those breaks. As with similar articles, it starts with the tear-jerking:

Victoria Perez traveled to the state Capitol Tuesday to ask for a future... Perez, a senior at New Haven's Wilbur Cross High School, aspires to go to college next year to prepare for a career in criminal justice. But she has no idea how she'll foot the bill... The problem: She's in the United States illegally, and therefore doesn't qualify for in-state tuition rates at Connecticut's public colleges and universities. Out-of-state tuition costs three times as much.

Showing either a complete lack of understanding of logical reasoning (or perhaps a knowledge that there are a lot of useful idiots about), Perez doesn't think that's fair:

"We're all created equal. I mean, we're all humans."

Needless to say, James doesn't try to help her understand fundamental concepts.

And, we get the news that Perez et al have friends in high places:

"These kids were brought here, sometimes without any choice or against their will," Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said. ...[Regardless of the cost], Blumenthal said, the price would be fully justified, calling it "an investment that will repay itself many times over."

Partially redeeming himself, James includes some critics:

During Tuesday's hearing before the higher education committee, Sen. Dan Debicella, R-Shelton, called the bill "a massive subsidy" for illegal immigrants.

"If someone has not followed the laws of the U.S. to become a citizen, why do they deserve to get the same level of tuition as legal residents?" Debicella asked.

"This seems to reward behavior that we seek to deter," the senator said.

Rep. Pamela Z. Sawyer, R-Bolton, worried the measure could hurt the state's aspiring college students by heightening the competition for admission. Many community college students are single mothers struggling to make ends meet, she said.

"There are a lot of pressures on education dollars currently in the state of Connecticut," Sawyer said.