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Jerry Brown Funds Student Illegals, Cuts Middle-Class Scholarships
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David Krayden
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California Governor Jerry Brown won’t touch scholarship funding for illegal immigrant students while he cuts scholarship funding for middle-class U.S. citizens enrolled in higher education institutions, Campus Reform reports.

Awash in another budget deficit expected to hit $2 billion by this summer, Brown decided to trim education expenses — but spending on scholarships for illegals will continue to increase.

The 2017-18 Governor’s Budget detailed Brown’s intention of phasing out the Middle Class Scholarship program, which assists students who come from households with a combined income of $156,000 or less with 40 per cent of their tuition costs.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/22/jerry-brown-funds-student-illegals-cuts-middle-class-scholarships/#ixzz4ZWNX2aKl