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Last Updated on Thursday, 15 May 2008 12:41 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 15 May 2008 11:21
Wow. This might be a first. A Democrat A.G. stepping out in support of this option. Interesting, probably only doable by a southern Democrat. From Charlotte Observer:
N.C. community colleges are the first statewide system to bar illegal immigrants from seeking college degrees, according to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
The move has shaken up the academic world by going beyond the nationwide debate over whether undocumented students should pay lower in-state tuition.
“This has really caught the attention and caused a lot of alarm,” said Dan Hurley, the association’s director of State Relations and Policy Analysis. “Charging them out-of-state tuition is one thing, but barring them entirely is another.”
On Tuesday, N.C. Community College System President Scott Ralls announced the school’s 58 campuses would adhere to a recommendation by the office of N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper and immediately stop enrolling undocumented students into degree programs.