HB 269 -- ADMISSION OF ILLEGAL ALIENS TO PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION

SPONSOR:  Nolte

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Special Committee on
Immigration by a vote of 5 to 3.

This bill prohibits the admission of unlawfully present aliens to
public institutions of higher education.  The registrar of each
institution must certify to the appropriation committees of the
General Assembly that the institution has not knowingly admitted
any illegal alien before the approval of any appropriations.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2008, FY 2009, and
FY 2010.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that there are both legal and policy
reasons why the bill is needed.  Taking taxpayer money to
subsidize the education of a person who cannot be hired legally
after graduation is a problem.  Colleges should not enable
illegal aliens to stay because that creates liability for the
college.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Nolte; Kris Kobach;
and Missouri Eagle Forum.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

OTHERS:  Others testifying on the bill say that the University of
Missouri system already has a very careful screening process in
place, and students who are found to have falsified information
are expelled.

Testifying on the bill was Kandis Smith, University of Missouri.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:18 am