Over 500 people turned out for a protest against R.I. Gov. Lincoln Chafee’s support for in-state tuition for illegal aliens – which was implemented with a lawless decree by Chafee’s education “czars” when he failed to get the Legislature to pass the outrageous bill.
Local media hailed the “unusually large turnout for a weeknight“ at the the State House in Providence, which included many Stand With Arizona activists, along with members of Rhode Island for Immigration Law Enforcement, and average citizens furious at the Obama-style bypassing of elected officials on behalf of illegal aliens.
Pro-illegal alien groups also had a “rally”, at which they planned to have children as shameful props to hand Gov. Chafee white roses to thank him for pandering to illegals by pushing magnet services like tuition and attempting to also push through drivers licenses for illegals. Chafee has been scheduled to receive the roses, but when he got word of the large expected protest, he chickened out, and hastily released a new schedule showing him elsewhere at the time of the rallies (the same cowardice he showed by bypassing the legislature on tuition subsidies for illegals).
Below is excellent media coverage of this outstanding rally. Thank you again to the many SWA activists from Mass., CT, R.I. – and even a few from NY and NH, who were able to come to Providence and make the entire state see how the people reject Chafee’s lawless edict, and demand all services for illegals be stopped. And thank you also to the thousands of SWA activists from around the nation who called and emailed R.I. legislators and Gov. Chafee to show their opposition to this outrageous subsidy for lawbreakers.
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Illegals need to returned to their country – as they are breaking the law of the U.S. The very last thing and wrong thing we should do is give them any type of benefits to stay in the U.S. and continue to break the law. This is a slap in the face to all of our past legal immigrants and present legal immigrants who struggled and did it the legal way. These people are criminals, and if a person is a criminal, he is a criminal. A liar is a liar. Enforce the immigration laws that are on the books – Stop being more caring and helpful to illegals – than we are to our own citizens. And, with the poor economy, high crime rate, extreme unemployment, over- crowded prisons and schools – it is the only wise ECONOMICALLY WISE choice to enforce these immigration laws and secure our borders. Also, this anchor baby issue is “crap”. If an illegal has a baby born in the U.S. – she has custody of that minor baby – that minor baby goes back to her country of origin with her. The real victims resulting from this anchor baby issue – is the poor baby born for the wrong reason to a criminal who will always be trying to avoid being caught. Eliminate the benefit, and we will eliminate the problem. We vote politicians into Congress – hoping they are the most intellegent and best people to make wise decisions for the country’s benefit – some of these issues have very simple solutions – which should not always be another Fed. gov’t program that is increasing spending of over taxed middle class dollars. Come on – we are not getting anything close to the huge costs of these politicians.
Enforce e-verify, the issue is legal work.