Oklahoma Attorney General candidate SCOTT PRUITT VOTED TO GIVE TAXPAYER-SUBSIDIZED IN-STATE COLLEGE TUITION TO ILLEGAL ALIENS.

AG candidates Pruitt and Leonard discuss immigration

Source:  http://www.tulsabeacon.com/?p=4135  (Tulsa Beacon)

Excerpt:

 “Scott Pruitt has supported efforts to make it easier for illegal Immigrants in Oklahoma to take advantage of taxpayer-funded benefits and make it more difficult for law enforcement officials to crack down on illegal immigrants,” Leonard said. “When given the opportunity to crack down on illegal immigration, Scott Pruitt has failed.

“In 2003, when Pruitt was in the State Senate, he championed and voted for Senate Bill 596 which provided in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. The bill ultimately afforded illegal immigrants the same status and rights as legal Oklahoma residents and cost taxpayers dollars.”

Leonard said the bill Pruitt supported led a conservative Republican senator to ask some of his fellow legislators a basic question: “My question to conservatives in favor of this bill is, What part of illegal do you not understand?”

In 2007, shortly after Pruitt left the State Senate, the State Legislature repealed Senate Bill 596.

“Senate Bill 596 wasn’t the only time Pruitt wanted to help Illegal immigrants,” Leonard said. “In 2001, the Tulsa World reported that as a candidate for Congress, Pruitt opposed increasing the powers of law enforcement officials to curb illegal immigration. According to the report, Pruitt ‘specifically opposed expanding the powers of any agencies responsible for enforcing immigration laws.’”

PRUITT VOTES FOR SENATE BILL 596 in 2003    (Gave College Tuition Subsidies to Illegal Immigrants)

Source:  http://www.oksenate.gov/news/week_in_review/week_in_review_2003/wir2003022427.html

Wednesday, February 26, 2003

Excerpt:

• The Senate continued working through measures on General Order. Among those measures winning approval by the full Senate:
  
  -SB 596 by Sen. Keith Leftwich proposing that all Oklahoma high school graduates be permitted to enroll and attend an institution of higher education and qualify for scholarships and student aid regardless of the immigration status of their parents.

Monday, April 14, 2003

Source:   http://www.oksenate.gov/news/week_in_review/week_in_review_2003/wir2003041417.html

Excerpt:

• The Senate convened at 10:00 a.m. on Monday to continue working through House bills on third reading in anticipation of the April 24th deadline for action on those measures. Among those winning approval by the full Senate:

• Likewise, the House focused much of its attention on floor action on measures from the opposite chamber. Those measures winning approval included:

-SB 596 by Sen. Keith Leftwich and Rep. Al Lindley would direct the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to give in-state tuition to students graduating from Oklahoma High Schools, even if their parents are not U.S. citizens and do not hold permanent resident status.

PROOF OF HOW SCOTT PRUITT VOTED:

Source:  http://www.oksenate.gov/publications/senate_journals/sj2003/sj20030507.pdf

Excerpt: PENDING CONSIDERATION OF HAs

House Amendments to SB 596 were concurred in upon motion of Senator Leftwich.

Representatives Calvey and Hamilton asked to coauthor SB 596, which was the order.

SB 596, as amended by the Honorable House, was read at length.

On the question of passage of the bill, the bill passed, the vote resulted as follows:

Voting “Aye”: Cain, Capps, Coates, Crutchfield, Dunlap, Easley, Fair, Fisher, Ford, Gumm,

Harrison, Helton, Hobson, Horner, Kerr, Laster, Laughlin, Lawler, Leftwich, Milacek,

Monson, Morgan, Price, Pruitt, Rabon, Robinson, Rozell, Shurden, Smith, Wilkerson and

Williams.--31.

Voting “Nay”: Aldridge, Branan, Brogdon, Corn, Myers, Nichols, Reynolds, Riley, Snyder,

Wilcoxson and Williamson.--11.

Excused: Coffee, Johnson, Littlefield, Maddox and Taylor.--5.

Vacancy: District 7.--1.

The bill passed. House amendments were properly signed and the above-numbered bill was referred for

enrollment.

October 27, 2004: Task Force Begins Work on Helping Hispanic Students Go to College

Source:  http://www.okhighered.org/news-center/hispanic-task-force.shtml

Excerpt:

A task force designed to monitor implementation of a new state law that allows certain children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition is ready to go to work.

Members of the newly formed Advancement of Hispanic Students in Higher Education Task Force met for the first time recently to discuss the group’s role as spelled out in House Bill 2145, the legislation that created the task force.

Under the bill, the task force will monitor the implementation and administration of Senate Bill 596 that was passed during the 2003 legislative session.

SB 596 directed the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to adopt policies that would allow undocumented students to enroll in Oklahoma’s public colleges or universities and also pay in-state tuition.

TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES GIVEN TO ILLEGAL ALIENS THAT HAD NOT FILED FOR CITIZENSHIP

Source:   http://law.justia.com/oklahoma/codes/os70.html

Senate Bill 596 passed and created Oklahoma Title 70, Section 3242:

Excerpt:

§70-3242.  Eligibility for enrollment and resident tuition - Immigrant status - Scholarships and financial aid.

A.  The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall adopt a policy which allows a student to enroll in an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and allows a student to be eligible for resident tuition if the student:

1.  Graduated from a public or private high school in this state or successfully completed the General Educational Development test in this state; and

2.  Resided in this state with a parent or guardian for at least two (2) years prior to:

a.     graduation from high school, or

b.    successful completion of the General Educational Development test.

B.  To be eligible for the provisions of subsection A of this section, an eligible student shall:

1.  Satisfy admission standards as determined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for the appropriate type of institution and have secured admission to, and enrolled in, an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; and

2.  If the student is without lawful immigration status:

a.     file an affidavit with the institution stating that the student has filed an application or has a petition pending with the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services to legalize the student's immigration status, or

b.    file an affidavit with the institution stating that the student will file an application to legalize his or her immigration status at the earliest opportunity the student is eligible to do so.  High school counselors shall inform immigrant students that they should apply for legal status as soon as possible to enhance their opportunity for higher education in Oklahoma.

C.  Any student who meets the criteria prescribed in subsections A and B of this section shall not be disqualified on the basis of the student's immigration status from any scholarships or financial aid provided by this state.

The facts stated above prove without a doubt how former State Senator Scott Pruitt REALLY voted when he represented the people of Oklahoma. Any questions?

Each person is entitled to their position, but personally, I am supporting the true, Constitutional-conservative Republican candidate Ryan Leonard for Oklahoma Attorney General.

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