New Mexico Will Give Some Illegal Aliens Free College Tuition Using COVID Relief Funds
New Mexico’s Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill into law on Wednesday that offers free college tuition to some illegal aliens. The program will be paid for using pandemic relief funds.
The New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act “opens the door for every New Mexican to reach higher, strengthening our economy, our families and our communities,” Lujan Grisham said in a press release.
The New York Times reports that the program will cost $75 million, with $63 million coming from COVID-19 relief funds. The money will also be available to prison inmates and members of tribal nations.
The biggest problem is that once those pandemic relief funds are exhausted, the state is going to have to find cash from other sources. – READ MORE
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