AG: Close colleges to illegal aliens

Raleigh News & Observer ^ | May 8, 2008 | Kristin Collins

[NCDragon]

Public colleges in North Carolina should not admit illegal immigrants as students, the state Attorney General's Office advised in a letter released Wednesday.

If followed, the advice would reverse policies at the state's 58 community colleges and at the 16 four-year institutions in the University of North Carolina system, which allow illegal immigrants to attend. It also damages a movement to grant in-state tuition to illegal immigrant teenagers who have attended North Carolina high schools.

"It really closes the door of opportunity for a lot of kids," said Andrea Bazan, president of the Triangle Community Foundation, a philanthropic organization, and a longtime Hispanic advocate.

The letter to the general counsel for the Community College System, which was dated Tuesday but released to The News & Observer on Wednesday, said that higher education is a public benefit that illegal immigrants are not entitled to under federal law.

The state could pass a law allowing students access regardless of their immigration status, the letter says. Otherwise, a policy prohibiting illegal immigrants "would more likely withstand judicial scrutiny," wrote J.B. Kelly, general counsel in the office of Attorney General Roy Cooper.

[Cowboy Bob]

Why educate the Illegals if it is against the law to hire them after they graduate?

[17th Miss Regt]

Why educate the Illegals if it is against the law to hire them after they graduate?

It may be against the law but no one will enforce the law. I think this is a good first step in undoing the edamage they have caused.

[17th Miss Regt]

Oops! “edamage” = “damage”

[rrrod]

Let’s see how this plays out now. NC has been a haven for illegals for several years now.

[bcsco]

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Public colleges in North Carolina should not admit illegal immigrants as students, the state Attorney General’s Office advised in a letter released Wednesday.

YES!

‘Bout danged time there was some semblence of sense outta Rawlee.

But somehow I bet its ignored, labeled as “mean” and denounced.

[metmom]

ping

[mtbopfuyn]

It really closes the door of opportunity for a lot of kids

Boo freakin' woo! In Texas we're giving them preferential treatment over and above our own kids. Read most any admittance page and you'll see they want a sob story, legal status doesn't matter, and ESL is prefered. That's taking away desks from US kids.

[MrB]

That’s all the criteria that libs use to judge positions on issues - is it “nice” or “mean”.

Kinda like 12 yr old girls.

[ladyjane]

Might not be ignored. One of the candidates for governor, Pat McGrory-R is against in-state tuition for illegals.

Of course the college administrators will push for it. More students mean more money for them.

[elpadre]

“...Of course the college administrators will push for it. More students mean more money for them.”

Question: college is expensive. How are the illegals paying?? Are they eligible for the federal Pell Grants?? Are they getting a free ride from the colleges/universities??

[gubamyster]

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[Dante3]

No public schools from kindergarten to college should admit illegal aliens. They should be deported.

[TheLion]

Bttt!