My goodness Matthew!! This is the second post in that many days where you really need to have due diligence before posting. It would seem that your just copying and posting without thought. Let your finger and mouse rest for a while. In the meantime, sorry to say because of your quickness to post such drivel without compunction makes what you have to say about anything watered down. Which shouldn't be the case. But for me right now, it gives me pause when reading what you post hopefully it's just a bad few days.

No where in this does it say illegal immigrant. No where! But somehow this is being construed as such. There are people who are legal immigrants in the US. And this "non-citizen" fits the bill. Nothing like this is given to illegal immigrants.

A Pell Grant? Yes. Per this website: http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/PellGrants.jsp there getting $5500 bucks total if they're awarded the biggest amount allowed and many do not qualify for that--- for an entire years worth of college education. Let's look further in the website to find out who is eligible for Pell Grant: http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/aideligibility.jsp?tab=funding  There it is--4th bullet point down it says "U.S. citizens or legal immigrants to the U.S."  Nope, nothing about any money for illegals.

Could someone actually get through an entire years of at least undergrad work for 5500 bucks? Not anywhere I know. Let's look at the least expensive university's in the US and see if we can pull this feat off: Looks liek per this website: http://www.ranker.com/list/cheapest-colleges/web-infoguy  University of Nevada-Reno wins. http://www.unr.edu/vpaf/controller/cashiers-office/fall-fees.html

The average tuition for a resident is $148/cr. hour, I'll give someone 12 hours which is a full load per semester. Total is: $1776.00. But I haven't included the required incidentals that are required:  $671.50. So a total of $2447.50. I have 'left over' $302.50. But wait! I haven't purchased any textbooks--that will be about $400/semester. I don't have paper, pens, nothing to write on...that will be if I do real well and Wally world MAYBE $60 bucks for all I need and that is if I'm allowed to use my cellphone's calculator. Otherwise I'm cooked and need to shell out some big bucks for a scientific calculator.

I have to eat...I have to rest my head somewhere. Preferably someplace safe and not concrete for a pillow. I guess I can 'use it with the extra money I get left over"  *gasp* but I don't!

But I don't live in Nevada so for a non resident it's $6797.50. Nope don't any money left over if I get max allowed from Pell Grant.

Okay. Someone getting free child care. I'd be a bit upset over that too. Went to CARIBE website. It stands for Career Recruitment and Instruction in Basic English. Okay. Per their website: http://www.caribeprogram.com/ they offer to SPECIFIC LEGAL immigrants: Haitian, Cubans from the state of FLORIDA only. They don't have any programs but assist with learning English for refugees seeking asylum. Okay is Dominican Republic citizen part of the asylum list in U.S.? http://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/gc_1304623329455.shtm then : http://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/gc_1304623329455.shtm. No--Dominican Republic is NOT on this list and they will not qualify for assistance from this little organization for assistance in learning English.

WAIT program. Did an internet search. I have no idea what it is. It's probably bogus just like the rest of the BS from this posting.

PLEASE DO NOT POST THIS CRAP. I really I have better things to do that research questionable posts. But it needs to be some type of intelligence filter. So far you have posted (that I know of) two very incorrect and inflaming posts that do nothing but create division among your members for no reason.

Again, I hope it's just a bad few days. Until then I will read posts that are not faith related from you with a bit of caution until I am reassured that your itchy finger and mouse have gotten some good rest.

s2rea speaks the truth.

These people see the Masonic hand spoon feed them lies mixed in with honey, but they still claim "I be Catholic til I die, MANG".... disconnect somewhere....

PLEASE DO NOT POST THIS CRAP. I really I have better things to do that research questionable posts. But it needs to be some type of intelligence filter. So far you have posted (that I know of) two very incorrect and inflaming posts that do nothing but create division among your members for no reason.

Again, I hope it's just a bad few days. Until then I will read posts that are not faith related from you with a bit of caution until I am reassured that your itchy finger and mouse have gotten some good rest.

What was the other inflaming thing he posted?

And for the record, I also didn't get why Matthew posted this.

Wisconsinsheepgirl,
I know that took a lot of time to research all that and I thank you for that.  With all the depressing things that we do know about our government's overspending, it's nice to know that not everything we hear and read is true in that regard.  

I gave you a thumbs up for your independent thinking and research. Please don't be discouraged by the 2 thumbs down so far.  I think we've all gotten thumbs down that left us scratching our heads so I do hope you won't let the down thumbers discourage you.

Thanks for your post.

You are so sweet, ora pro me. Thank you for your post. I won't be discouraged by anyone thumbing me down and thank you also for sharing that indeed you can be left scratching your head as to why.

Thank you for making me smile.

...Again, Matt fails to respond to these types of threads. Does he do it for 'discussion' sake? I don't know. But I wish he would explain his feelings or re-engage the thread.

Mr. Matt?

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