请阅读Passagel。完成第小题。 Passage1 TheycametotheUnitedStatesaschildrenwithlittleidea,ifany,ofwhatitmeanttooverstayavisa.Theyenrolledinpublicschools,learnedEnglish,earnedhighschooldiplomas.Likemanyoftheirclassmates,theyponderedcollegechoices.ButasundocumentedimmigrantsinMaryland,theythenhadtoconfronttherealitythattheymustpaytwotothreetimeswhatformerhighschoolclassmatespaytoattendthestate'spubliccolleges.Itisarulethat,formanystudentsofmodestmeans,putsacollegeeducationoutofreach,withoneexception:MontgomeryCollege. ThatiswhyJosueAguiluz,21,borninHonduras,andRicardoCampos,23,borninE1Salvador--andnumerousotherslikethem--landedatthecommunitycollege.There,theystudyandwaitforaverdictfromMarylandvotersonaNov.6ballotmeasurethatmaydeterminewhethertheycanaffordtoadvancetoafour-yearcollege. "IknowpeopleinMarylandbelieveineducation,"CampossaidtheotherdayatthestudentcenterontheRockvillecampus."IknowtheyaregoingtovoteforQuestion4.I'mhangingontheirvote." Question4asksvoterstoaffirmorstrikedownalawthatthelegislaturepassedlastyear,knownasMaryland'sversionofthe"DreamAct,"whichgrantedcertainundocumentedimmigrantstheabilitytoobtainin-statetuitionatpubliccollegesanduniversities.Thesubsidycomeswithconditions.Amongthem:Totakeadvantage,studentsmustfirstgotoatwo-yearcommunitycollege. Thelawwaspushedtoareferendumafteropponentsmountedalightningpetitiondrivethatshowedthedepthofdivisionoverillegalimmigrationacrossthestateandthenation.Criticssaydiscountingtuitionforstudentswholackpermissiontobeinthecountryisanunjustifiedgiveawayofwhattheybelievewillamounttotensofmillionsoftaxdollarsayear. "Whenanundocumentedstudententersthesystem,itisanetlossofrevenue,"saidDel. PatrickL.McDonough."Itisasimplemathematicalargument.Putyouremotionandyourpassionaside,andgetoutyourcalculator." Thereisnocountofthenumberofstudentsstatewidewhowouldbeeligibleforbenefitsunderthelaw.Estimatesrangefromseveralhundredtoafewthousand. AWashingtonPostpollthismonthfoundthatasolidmajorityoflikelyvotersfavoredthelaw: 59percentsupportit,and35percentareopposed.Ifthelawisaffirmed,Marylandwouldjoinaboutadozenotherstateswithlawsorpoliciesprovidingin-statetuitionbenefitstoundocumentedimmigrants.Texasbecamethefirstin2001. ExpertssayMaryland'sversionistheonlyonethatrequiresstudentstogothroughcommunitycollegefirst.Thatmeansthestate's16communitycollegescouldbecomeapipelineforundocumentedstudentsinpublichighereducationifthemeasureisapproved. MontgomeryCollegeisalreadyamagnetforsuchstudents.ItoffersthesamelowtuitiontoanystudentwhograduatedwithinthepastthreeyearsfromaMontgomeryCountyhighschool. WhatrealitydidtheundocumentedimmigrantsinMarylandhavetoconfront? 查看材料
A.It is impossible for them to get college education. B.They cannot afford to study in Montgomery College. C.They must pay more tuition than their peers to get high school diplomas. D.They must pay more tuition than their peers at the state's public colleges.正确答案D
