Meg Whitman says her top priority for admission to state universities is taxpayers, not illegals

Glad to see Whitman is taking the side of the taxpayers.

At a campaign stop in Redding, Whitman pointed out her differences with Moonbeam when it comes to priority for admission to taxpayer-funded colleges.

She chastised Democratic rival Jerry Brown for suggesting at a recent rally that California is still wealthy enough to allow undocumented workers and their children to attend state universities if they qualify.

“Either (Brown) doesn’t recognize we’re in a budget crisis or he’s pandering for votes,” Whitman said, adding she’d give admission priority at public universities to taxpayers.

As he made clear at his speech at UCLA, Jerry Brown's top priority is undocumented workers and their children.

Brown's plan to enroll undocumented workers in state universities shows Brown really doesn't care that the state has a $19 billion deficit.   Voters are finally seeing the real Jerry Brown, and taxpayers can only hope Brown's UCLA statement will sink his election hopes.

Jerry Brown pledges college admission for illegals: "...one of the first bills I'll sign"

This statement from Jerry Brown just might sink his candidacy.

Jerry Brown says he wants illegal immigrant students at UCLA - update: video added

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Jerry Brown told thousands of cheering college students at UCLA he wants students at UCLA whether they're illegal immigrants or not.

That is not going to go over well with California taxpayers who subsidize a UCLA education at a cost of who knows how many millions a year.

Update: AP reporter Juliet Williams was there and caught Brown's quote:

Brown also sought to appeal to the young crowd in a brief speech...

"We have enough wealth to continue to have a great university and get every kid in this school that can qualify. And when I say every young man and young woman, I mean everyone, whether they're documented or not: if they went to school, they ought to be here," Brown said to loud cheers.

Update #2:  Just checked the LA Times piece on Brown and Clinton at UCLA; nothing in the report on Brown's comments about allowing illegal immigrants into UCLA.  (One of the LA Tmes reporters was Jerry Brown booster Seema Mehta.)  Have not been able to find any mentions in the reports by CNN or any other outlets, either.

Update #3:  Here is the video:

This is grotesquely unfair to Californians who are here legally and pay taxes to keep the UC system going.  Can the Whitman campaign capitalize on Brown's recklessness?