The Maryland Black Caucus Sold Out Blacks

The other day I wrote my objection to the Maryland State Assembly
passing a bill that gives illegal aliens the right to be considered as
in-state students when they apply towards Maryland colleges. (It's
more complex than that, but that's a simple explanation).

I just heard on the radio, WBAL, that the Black caucus had objections
to the bill but to get their votes, the other legislators agreed to
institute an increase in the alcohol tax and provide an increase in
funding for Baltimore City schools and Prince Georges schools by using
some of the funding from the alcohol tax.

Earlier this morning, I called into WOLB to correct a state senator
who said the bill applies towards people who pay federal and state
taxes and you can't be illegal and pay those taxes. I corrected her by
saying if they give a social security number, they are committing
fraud, at a minimum, because they are not using a legal social
security number. If they have a tax payer id number (TIN), then they
are using an illegal TIN. Additionally, to get a TIN, you have to be a
citizen of the U.S. or a legal resident!

Let me break this down clearly: If more illegal students get into the
University of Maryland system, they are taking slots of LEGAL in state
students. In some cases, those students will be Black.

The Black Caucus sold out the Blacks they represent!
PERIOD.

Comments

[MIB]

Hoo boy... lemme see if I understand your calculus correctly...

'Black' elected officials secured increased funding for public schools in predominantly 'Black' jurisdictions and scored a (relatively minor) disincentive to controlled substance consumption by agreeing to permit undocumented citizens who graduate from Maryland high schools to pay the same tuition as all other graduates from Maryland high schools and you'd have us believe this is a bad thing? Where's the injury? What principle has been violated?(Please drop the untruth about "illegal" students costing "legal" students spaces in the system.)

[DarkStar]

It's very easy. The increase in funding is for one year only. Meanwhile, illegal aliens get the tuition break, "forever", unless the law is repealed by referendum or a successful lawsuit to block it.

Where's the injury?

1. The social security number or the TIN being used is a forgery. They are breaking the law.

2. There are a set amount of slots available. The U MD system is not open, rolling admissions. Right now the number of years it takes to graduate is 5 years, because of a lack of resources. Some Black students will be denied slots by the admission of the illegal aliens and some students will take longer to graduate because they can't get classes because of limited resources.

3. It is not an "untruth" they will cost legal students spaces. U MD schools are not rolling open admissions.

[DarkStar]

Oh yes, one last thing. Some members said the amount of money the schools were getting would be more than the final amount they schools are getting. At the same time, the bill authorized less funding for disabled students than originally proposed.

[MIB]

"The increase is for one year only."

The operative word in that sentence being
'increase'. Even if only for one year, that's a net gain for said elected officials' constituents.

The University of Maryland does have rolling admissions. Qualified applicants who are graduates of Maryland high schools and U.S. citizens are prioritized over non-residents, non-citizens, and most definitely illegal immigrants.

Obtaining a Social Security number by way of identity theft or counterfeit is a type of fraud. Nevertheless, illegal immigrants with SSNs are paying taxes on which they can not collect any benefits. It begs the question who is the real perpetrator of the fraud.

[DarkStar]

Even if only for one year, that's a net gain for said elected officials' constituents.

How is it a net gain when it is less than the funding they are supposed to get, even under Thorton when Thorton requires funding based on student count and BOTH systems have lost students?

Bad wording concerning "rolling admissions." I meant that there are only so many slots available and after that, you are either wait listed or denied.