Republican Sen. Barbara Bailey, who chairs the higher education committee, said she would try to set a hearing for the bill.

"It is worth a discussion," Bailey said.

Opponents said the measure promises financial aid in a time when the state doesn't have enough money for all students in need. One lawmaker opposed the bill because of he said illegal immigrants don't follow the law.

"We're a nation and state of laws and because we are, we're governed by the rule of law, and as much of a humanitarian issue as this is, as much compassion that folks in my own caucus and my friends across the aisle have shown, it doesn't change the fact we have to address, the foundation of this conversation and that is the rule of law," said Republican Rep. Jason Overstreet of Blaine.

(Read by Brian Salter. Brian Salter is a journalist at the China Daily Website.)

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(Source: Yahoo)

华盛顿众议院周三通过了一项议案，让年轻的非法移民也有资格申请州立大学的助学金。

两党对该议案的赞成票和反对票为77比20，共和党议员们和自己的党派唱反调，投了赞成票，还发表了慷慨激昂的演说，吸引了众多目光。

来自纳奇斯的共和党议员查尔斯•罗斯说：“全世界的人们都会奔着这个国家而来。他们想要有机遇的人生。这些孩子，我希望他们有一天能上康奈尔大学，成为州议员或更了不起的人。”

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