Republican Lawmakers in Florida Target Scholarships and Grants of Students Who Support Hamas
“these students would be unable to access state grants, financial aid, tuition assistance and fee waivers”
Good. Republicans in other states should follow suit. You want to shut a lot of this down? Shut off the money.
Politico reports:
Florida Republicans target scholarships, grants for students supporting Hamas
Florida college students who “promote” Hamas and other designated terrorist organizations could have their scholarships, grants and other benefits yanked from them under a new bill proposed Wednesday by Republican lawmakers.
The idea is the latest attempt by Florida policymakers to punish college students who are expressing support for Palestinians as the Israel-Hamas war rages on with tensions enflamed on campuses across the country. Already, Florida has attempted to disband Students for Justice in Palestine groups at two state universities while Gov. Ron DeSantis on the GOP presidential campaign trail pledges to cancel student visas for anyone sharing “common cause with Hamas.”
“Florida taxpayers should not be in the business of subsidizing the education of terrorist sympathizers who wish to do us, and others, harm,” state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia (R-Spring Hill), who sponsored the Senate bill, said in a statement.
Identical legislation filed in Florida’s House and Senate would make students ineligible for several key financial benefits at state colleges and universities if they promote a “foreign terrorist organization.” In the proposed law, this would specifically include “Hamas and Palestine Islamic Jihad” as well as other organizations designated by the U.S. State Department to possess “capability and intent to engage in terrorist activity.” The word “promote” is not defined in the proposals.
Namely, these students would be unable to access state grants, financial aid, tuition assistance and fee waivers. They also would have to pay out-of-state tuition rates instead of the lower in-state rate.
Further, colleges and universities under the legislation would be required to report students who promote any terrorist organizations to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program of the United States Department of Homeland Security.
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freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences.
I am liking fla. more and more,
only problem is .. my MIL lives there
but as long as I stay north of Tampa
I shud be ok …. 😀
Pensacola sounds like a good spot.
something to look at.
Come on down. The weather is warm, the logic is cold, the taxes are low, the government is efficient and sane, and the state is big, so you should be able to put plenty of distance between you and the Devil. (Religion is respected here too.).
And we need conservatives. DeSantis claims they leave their voting predilections behind, but I still get nervous every time I read about immigration from NYC and California. Don’t want to Oregonize Florida.
Deport the muslim terrorists.
If they’re here on student visas, deport them–their home countries wouldn’t put up with this, and neither should we.