State immigration panel opens hearings - New Jersey

Proponents of easing restrictions on illegal immigrants urged a governor’s panel on Monday to support policies allowing the children of undocumented immigrants better access to health care and education, especially lower in-state college tuition rates.

But at the first of several public hearings on immigration to be held around the state, those who favor a strict approach to illegal immigrants argued against programs that would benefit the undocumented and their children. They said such services and programs would be tantamount to rewarding law-breakers.”*

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