Anyone on the globe is entitled to the benefits of U.S. citizenship. Using the logic of the Supreme Court. children in Uganda. India or Burma must be educated for free so long as their parents can successfully evade the immigration laws and get them here." he said. State Sen. Hector Uribe. a Brownsville Democrat who represents the Rio Grande Valley. warned that the Texas Legislature will have to provide additional funds immediately for schools in his district because his area of the state cannot wait for the federal government to respond. "The burden has been foisted upon the poorest of school districts to provide education to children of illegal aliens." Uribe said. " . . The quality of education is going to suffer unless the federal or state government provides assistance." While Uribe called the courts ruling "humane and compassionate." he complained that it would put an additional burden on school districts which already tax at higher rates than most other districts in the state and provide fewer services. During the last legislative session. Uribe tried without success tM pass a bill that would have provided impact funds to school districts with a high percentage of illegal alien children. Tuesdays ruling should increase the chances of a similar bill passing during the next legislative session. he said. Gov.
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