Exaggerate: represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a safety net for children brought to America illegally, begun during the Obama administration. Trump put the brakes on it only to have Pres. Biden bring it back. Like everything else that’s good for America, DACA is now navigating the court system.
Rep. Joe “if you are in NH illegally, you are NOT welcome in NH” Sweeney R-Salem, appears to be continuing in his fruitless search for swarthy, weapons-toting immigrants who would dare to infiltrate the sanctity of New Hampshire’s higher education system, thereby placing students and staff at immediate danger while taking the place of more deserving students.
His fanatical focus has now turned on to UNH and the number of immigrants enrolled there at the supposed expense of NH students. Unfortunately, what Rep. Sweeney fails to understand is that most students apply to more than one college so that they can have a CHOICE of which one to attend. Some applicants also just don’t make the grade and are not accepted. Not too hard to understand.
Now we find out there are three DACA students attending Keene State College, Plymouth State University or UNH during this current (now coming to an end) spring semester. There are over 21,000 students. Where’s the threat?
Fun fact: Undocumented or illegal students do not qualify for financial aid, contrary to what Rep. Joe “take the cuffs off local law enforcement to work with ICE,” Sweeney claims.
And speaking of ICE, Rep. Sweeney stated in a recent press release the university system’s reluctance to acknowledge this issue could lead to unintended consequences, “If USNH won’t take this seriously, then it’s time to consider 287(g) agreements between campus police and ICE to restore accountability.”
Sounds threatening . . .
Rep. Joe “should not have sanctuary in our cities, churches or schools” Sweeney had the hypocritical nerve to state, “The priorities of USNH are completely backwards. While over 2,400 Granite Staters were rejected from our public universities in recent years, USNH is publicly encouraging illegal aliens to apply and rewarding them with in-state tuition. That is a slap in the face to every hardworking family paying taxes to support these institutions.” (emphasis added)
Lest we forget, on May 8th, SB 295 came up for a vote in the House. This proposed bill removes the income cap for the hated vouchers, which means it would become a free for all at the expense of taxpayers. Earlier on line opposition to this bill was 919 to 37 who supported it. Before the vote, Rep. Joe “if you are in NH illegally, you are NOT welcome in NH” Sweeney made the motion to curtail further debate on the bill, effectively cutting off any discussion of why this is terrible legislation for the state. By a 12 vote majority, the bill passed 188-176. A speech denied and a Call to Action | DemocracyNH
Apparently, Rep. Sweeney has no qualms about slapping the faces of every hardworking family to support a program in direct violation of the NH State Constitution.