Community colleges can admit illegal immigrants

WRALNews.com ^ | July 25, 2008 | WRALNews staff

[NCDragon]

Raleigh, N.C. — Two months after recommending that North Carolina community colleges deny admission to illegal immigrants, the state Attorney General's Office has reversed that stance.

The switch comes after U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials told state officials that federal laws don't prohibit illegal immigrants from attending college.

Community College System officials decided in May to stop allowing illegal immigrants to enroll in degree programs after the Attorney General's Office issued an advisory opinion recommending the 58 community colleges tighten their admissions standards to be more in line with federal laws.

J.B. Kelly, general counsel for the Attorney General's Office, sent a letter Thursday to Community College System officials saying it was up to them to develop a policy on illegal immigrant students.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Great. Let’s use taxpayer money to pay for illegals so we can bankrupt the educational system.

[Dick Bachert]

CAN WE SAVE HER?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypLu49pq3bI

[isrul]

This is totally insane. If you identify an illegal alien: deport them.

[skeeter]

The switch comes after U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials told state officials that federal laws don't prohibit illegal immigrants from attending college.

And tomorrow Chertoff will be out in front of the cameras talking about how hard he's working to secure the borders. POS

[wordsofearnest]

Thought Federal law prohibited illegal aliens from entering the country?

[Lijahsbubbe]

Geez, how much more of this can American citizens take before they explode?

Between bailing out banks and supporting illegals what’s left for us?

[Blue Turtle]

I am confused and baffled as to what part of ILLEGAL our government doesn’t understant? Without the rule of law, you have chaos. These illegals bring crime and disease to our communities...now they will bring crime and disease to our universities. Utter disgrace...

[americanophile]

"The switch comes after U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials told state officials that federal laws don't prohibit illegal immigrants from attending college."

I suppose its too much to ask that federal law aside, some semblance of decency and civic responsibility would prevail - that we would prevent those who are in our country illegally from taking coveted spots in our educational system to the detriment of our own citizens.

[rbmillerjr]

Hmm, I’m thinking this would be a great idea for a sting operation to net illegals.

But our elite judges think we owe it to them. They can’t see the forest for the trees on many issues, but reconciling “a right” to an illegal, requires a compartmentalization of law that is, well, criminal.

[Digger]

Geez, how much more of this can American citizens take before they explode? Between bailing out banks and supporting illegals what’s left for us?

It's over for America. The sheeple will take anything until their six-pack & MTV are gone. Your lives are now in the hands of God. Remember this is occuring under your so-called conservative puppet president & it ain't gonna get any better this or the subsequent elections.