Posted on 04/07/2015 3:48:11 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Tufts University announced Tuesday it will “proactively and openly” recruit undocumented students and offer financial aid to eligible students, a clear declaration that immigration advocates hailed as a significant victory.
Under the new policy, the private university will consider all students in the country illegally as regular domestic applicants, eligible for the same university aid as US citizens. Because undocumented students are ineligible for federal financial aid, the university will make up the difference out of its own funds for students who cannot afford to pay their own way.
The Tufts policy applies to all undocumented students, not just those who qualify under DACA.
“We told the administration that wasn’t enough,” said Zobella Vinik, a Tufts senior and president of United for Immigrant Justice, one of the student groups that lobbied for the change.
Vinik and other students said they hope the new policy will help attract undocumented students who would otherwise assume they would not be able to afford such an expensive school without federal aid.
ritics of illegal immigration said the change was misguided and would wind up depriving some US students of admission and financial aid opportunities.
“It is a mystery to me why an institution like Tufts would want to encourage students who are in the country illegally to attend,” said Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies for the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington, D.C., research group. “It allows students who are here illegally to access programs that are scarce, and should be used to benefit legally present students. It’s a strange message to be sending.”
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I am a Tufts alum. They finally got a hold of my contact information and been badgering me to give money. Now I have another reason to say no. In reality given the composition of the student body one can probably count on one hand the number of illegals who will enroll.
News to me although I went there 30 years ago. The area around the campus was more white working class but never felt unsafe. I wonder if the area deteriorated since I was there.
Yes, it was founded by the fortune of the circus promoter P.T. Barnum, no?
There’s a sucker born every minute.
I want to see a law passed that pulls all Federal funding from institutions that do this, let’s see their attitude when there are no funds to pay their outrageous salaries.
They are private. No welfare for them.
The people conspiring to violate federal law should be arrested and exiled. Permanently.
Don’t give them another penny. Talk to other alumni about this abomination. Perhaps together you can get them to change their policy.
Our Gov is teaching illegals how to organize unions etc. Imagine paying GS 9-15’s to teach this crap. Obama and his worthless pals have made this nations VA’s a nightmare for veterans facing life threatening conditions and procedures.
It's actually quite safe. The real story is how other schools are able to cover up crime on their campuses.
The campus used to have the stuffed Jumbo the elephant until a fire destroyed it a long time ago. There is building named after Barnum.
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