Valdenia Winn

"[6] The bill would have denied lower in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants.

Winn, the ranking Democrat on the committee considering the proposed legislation explained her objections to it.

"I would like first to apologize to the progressively-minded people of Kansas who are appalled that we are turning back the hands of time."

She characterized the proponents as employing, "Jim Crow tactics, once again making Kansas a laughingstock."

She apologized, "...to the students and their parents whose lives are being hijacked by the racist bigots who support this bill.