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Do you support a state tax increase to finance public education reform? Jeffery Willis Junior — Accounting Yorktown Yes, because a state income tax keeps more money inside the state, instead of going to national (govern ment), which would get divided among all the 50 states. Ruthann Gray Junior — Education College Station Yes, I do because something has to be done for more funds for edu cation since there are not currently enough to go around. Kelly Jones Freshman — Political Science Houston Yes, I do because schooling right now is bad. You do need a state tax because it’s the state’s responsibility to educate the leaders of tomorrow. Allen Rush Junior— Psychology Lufkin Yes, I do because I don’t think you can’t put a price tag on educa tion. It’s far too important. Texas is trying to become one of the movers and shakers in the U.S. economy and we need to be as well or better educated than everyone else. Sherri Williams Senior — Psychology Brady Yes, I do. The world that we’re living in is changing and we need to have an understanding of why these changes are occurring. That’s where education steps in. If we can channel funds into other areas, surely we can invest in education. David Caldwell Junior — Industrial Distribution Austin I do support taxes for education, but taxes for other things I don’t. I think they can find the money in other programs where they’re wast ing money, like in the highway de partment, for instance. They had a big budget. They should switch things like that. Joyce Sylvester Assistant lecturer of French Yes, / do because I think educa tion is very important. We should use every means we can to make it better and to bring up the average SA T scores for high school students. Hung Tran Senior — Electrical Engineering Houston No, it’s not necessary because it’s no guarantee students will study harder or the number of students who enroll in school will increase. It all depends on how the lower levels — high school and junior high —- are funded. Karyn McKee Teaching assistant of public speak ing Yes, because I was a teacher for two years, and I would definitely support anything being done to help education. I think every district should raise taxes to support the tea chers in their district. We didn’t get paid very well and we’re the ones that are teaching the future of America. Jim Zemanek Teaching assistant of marketing Yes, because I think it’s necessary. I think we’ve gone through too many budget cuts, and I have seen some direct effects on the students and the faculty, and if we can’t keep good faculty, we’ll lose them to pri vate institutions. Mexicans try to join Army for citizenship BROWNSVILLE (AP) — Mexi cans looking for work and U.S. cit izenship have been trying to enlist in the U.S. Army since the war with Iraq broke out, recruiters along the border say. At the Army recruiting office in the border city of Brownsville, Staff Sgt. Gilberto Velazquez said, “There was a period of time there for a cou ple of weeks where we were getting five to 10 people (from Mexico) a day.” The number has started to dwin dle but Mexicans continue to call the office or stop by, trying to enlist, Ve lazquez said Monday. Tuesday at 7:30 a.m., two men from Mexico were waiting outside the Brownsville recruiting office when Staff Sgt. Felix Anthony Moreno opened for the day, Moreno said. “They wanted a job,” he said. Recruiters say the would-be sol diers often are disappointed to learn that only U.S, citizens or legal resi dents may serve in the military. “They’re giving my recruiters re ports that they have read it in some Mexican newspapers that the U.S. Army is accepting anybody,” said Aaron Williams, spokesman for the San Antonio Army Recruiting Bat talion. The battalion covers the southern tip of the state and stretches northward into South Cen tral Texas. Most of the Mexicans say they want to join the Army because they believe it will bring a steady job or eventual citizenship, Williams said. High school graduates start at $697 a month, above-average pay in Mexico. Recruits also stand to obtain up to $25,200 in college education benefits. But the Army does not offer cit izenship or legal residency. Capt. Brenda Smash, cornmander of the Army’s El Paso Recruiting Company, said Mexicans also began visiting recruiting offices in El Paso after the war broke out Jan. 16. Capt. Smash said a television station in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, appar ently reported erroneously that “If you wanted to become a U.S. citizen, you could join the United States Army and we would help them with their citizenship.” “The main reason they gave was to obtain American citizenship,” she said. WHY HIST JOIN AN ORGANIZATION WHEN YOU CAN HELP MAKE ONE? 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