FREDERICKSBURG, VA- Oct. 6, 2022: Today, Senator Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) began the drafting process of a bill to repeal
SB1387(Boysko)/
HB2123(Lopez) of the 2021 Special Session. SB1387, as it stands, grants in-state tuition rates to illegal migrants residing within the Commonwealth. The bill, signed into law by former Governor Northam (D-Virginia) in March of 2021, currently provides individuals in-state tuition rates regardless of their legal status in the US, as well as access to financial assistance from VA Universities and other sources.
Reeves said, "We are in the midst of a higher education cost crisis caused by the federal government's continued involvement in the student loan process. To think that we would prioritize students that are here illegally over our country's own citizens is astounding. All this does is decrease the pool of scholarships and funds available to law-abiding US citizens who reside in Virginia, worsening the issues that our youth face today when it comes to the accessibility of higher education. To support this legislation would feel like turning my back on my constituents. I am committed to repealing this unethical, irresponsible law."
A father of two, Senator Reeves continued, "The idea that my own child might be denied entrance to a Virginia University because their acceptance slots have been filled by individuals who have violated a multitude of federal laws is infuriating. I cannot begin to imagine the pain and frustration fellow parents are feeling around the Commonwealth, especially as we enter this year's application period for many VA universities."
Many Virginia parents are already fed up with the state of Virginia public school systems at all levels, having to advocate for basic parental rights that have been enshrined in the Virginia code since 2013 with the passage of
SB908(Reeves).
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