In State Status for Children of Illegals?
With the ever-increasing rise of the Hispanic population in the South, Southern leaders are facing new challenges. One of the policies being debated in North Carolina is whether or not to allow children of illegal immigrants in-state status for state colleges and universities.
In some states, such as Texas, in-state tuition is offered to a number of categories of students who wouldn’t otherwise qualify.These debates are relatively new to Southeastern states, but must be addressed in the near future. Many Hispanic students would be assets to any southern state, but currently cannot afford out-of-state rates.
“There’s a whole bunch of different categories of people that would qualify for this,” said Ray Grasshoff, a spokesman for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. “Undocumented students are just a part of this.”
posted by James Hunter @ 5:16 PM
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If I want to go to a North Carolina school, but can't afford it, do you advocate that I should be able to pay in-state rates, too?
Because I think that I would be an asset to a North Carolina School, if I were a student there.
Just sayin'.
The policy makers advocating this legislation are refering to North Carolina high school studnets that qualify academically for state schools, yet cannot afford out of state rates. A worst-case and often-cited scenrio is that of a high school valedictorian working at McDonalds.
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