The governor of Florida, Rick Scott, has just signed
into law a legislation allowing in-state-tuition rates to undocumented young
students in the higher education system. This sounds very nice, very humane.
Every child deserves a shot at education. Yet, what is behind this sudden
change of heart? During his first term, the governor was against such
rationale. Critics say Scott is looking for the Hispanic votes. In fact, some
critic has termed it a, “deathbed conversion,” to signify that Scott is felt challenged
by the Hispanic constituency. That’s okay. Politicians always do that. They shift
and they take positions to win votes. What annoys us, however, is that he has
left some of the kids behind.
His legislation has allowed the privilege only to
children that have graduated from the system after having attended a local high
school for three years. Is that fair? What about children who have suffered two
years of high school? And, the ones who have done one year? This may sound a little
bit too demanding. But, if you feel like you want to do something, why not just
do it? It is true politics have no heart. Courting the votes of the refugees
does not mean being fair to their offsprings. Yet, is not the hypocrisy too
obvious?
Some Latin voters are already crying foul. Are they
not right?
E.C. Granmoun is the author of "The Social Worker" ebook on amazon.com
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