To all those who are opposed to AB 131, please understand that this measure is not as economically dentrimental as you would think, "The California Department of Finance estimates that 2,500 students will qualify for Cal Grants as a result of AB 131, at a cost of $14.5 million. The overall Cal Grant program is funded at $1.4 billion, meaning that 1 percent of all Cal Grant funds will be potentially impacted by AB 131 when the law goes into effect."
Now you may have contentions that stem from principles/philosophical beliefs that people who were born here or have legal residency should ONLY be benefiting from the state's education system. This state's population is growing and people are going to retire, we need teachers, policeman, and other workers who need to be educated with degrees. I hope you find it in your heart to have some compassion and allow your intellect to see that immigrants who are allowed access to social services can then only CONTRIBUTE to our economy & communities. Immigrants from all different demographics (from white Eastern Europeans to brown Southeast Asians), there are too few of us to be divided and I can only speak for myself, but all of us in the immigrant rights' movement hope that you can simply join us in attaining equal rights for all, no matter our designated status in this country.