Meet Yonari Guzman. And introduce her to the "no benefit's for immagrint's!!!1111" crowd.

[Bluebear]

The federal act requires states to provide critical medical services to illegal immigrants, but not nonessential state services like higher education benefits, professional licenses and unemployment benefits. Legal "nonimmigrants," like Guzman, and other people who live in the United States temporarily also are excluded from those benefits.




Yonari Guzman is the kind of high achiever that most any college or university would want as a student.
The 17-year-old Bonanza High School senior quit her basketball team to sign up for the Community College of Southern Nevada's Nursing Assistant Program, for which she got a scholarship. She works as a secretary at the college, volunteers at a nursing home and is doing all she can to become a nurse. That's all while maintaining a 3.4 grade-point average.

But Guzman faces a problem that could make it more difficult to reach her goal: Although she is in the United States legally, she isn't a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident. If a bill passed by the (Nevada) state Senate this week is approved by the Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Jim Gibbons, she won't be able to get a price break on CCSN tuition or receive a Millennium Scholarship. Senate Bill 415, which would deny the Millennium Scholarship and in-state tuition breaks to illegal immigrants, would also deny those benefits to some legal residents like Guzman.

Guzman moved to the United States eight years ago from El Salvador. She holds temporary protective status here because of two large earthquakes in her home country. She lives here legally, is fluent in Spanish and English, and has applied for permanent residency, which her father has already obtained for himself. She faces an eight-year wait to become a permanent resident, and even more time to become a U.S. citizen. Because of her legal status, she's not eligible for federal student aid, immigration attorney Vicenta Montoya said. But she meets all of the requirements to receive the Millennium Scholarship and in-state tuition. Even though she can get help from her parents, losing in-state tuition would set her back considerably...

Sen. Joe Heck, R-Henderson, who introduced SB415, said he was merely bringing Nevada into compliance with a part of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act.

http://www.lvrj.com/news/7219671.html

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Maybe the minutemen can offer her a scholarship?

She is here legally. She isn't breaking any rules. Isn't that what they want?

[Bluebear]

2. No, no . . .

I think what they WANT is a ...how you say in English, purely Caucasian non-hispanic America.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Oh but that would be labeling them as racists

and we all know they just want what's best for Amurka.

[bumblebee1]

4. Yonari is definitly smarter than the proud Americans shown above. n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. Those peepul our Englush speekin' patriuts.

Just add sheets and beer.

[gollygee]

9. ROFL !!

"respect are country - speak English"

:D

LOL

I'll be laughing for days.

[Bluebear]

10. NO AMNETY!

:eyes:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. Tsk. Tsk. How dare she not settle for emptying bedpans.

Gotta keep them brown folks in their place.

[rodeodance]

7. sad case. and prob. lots of others just like her.

[Rosemary2205]

8. Need at action alert for Nevada residents here.

Surely the people of Nevada do not want to take benefits away from people here legally??!!