Vote No on Proposition 300

If Prop. 300 passes, children, youth and hard-working Arizonans will suffer.

Prop. 300 will deny childcare to children who are American citizens.

Current law already requires that children must be citizens to receive a childcare subsidy. This proposal will strip American children of their rights.

Prop. 300 will deny access to higher education to successful youth who could contribute to the economic growth of our state.

Even if students have lived in Arizona most of their lives and graduated from Arizona high schools, they will be denied in-state university tuition, making higher education beyond the reach of many deserving students.
The vast majority of financial aid is federal and already requires students to give their social security or eligible non-citizen identification numbers to prove their legal status.
The cumbersome reporting requirements of this bill will increase staffing and storage costs at community colleges and universities. This is an unfunded mandate that will divert funds from instruction and harm all students.

Prop. 300 will deny hard working adults access to basic adult education programs.

Adult education programs throughout the state serve 35,000 people. Most adult education students are employed, are paying taxes, and are the parents of American citizens. Adult basic education is critical for developing the adult workforce and preparing parents to better help their children succeed in school.
This bill will prohibit many immigrant parents from learning English, which they know is essential for full participation in American society.
By restricting parents' access to English language learning opportunities, Prop. 300 dramatically undermines Arizona's substantial financial commitment to help Arizona's 160,000 non-English speaking children in K-12 learn English.