Undocumented get college OK
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
By Chris Fitzsimon
By Jordan Schrader
JSCHRADE@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM November 28, 2007 12:15 am
Under a new statewide policy, students may not be denied access to community colleges because they entered the country illegally.
A 2004 rule that left decisions up to the schools was made in error, the community college system said. Most schools already admit undocumented immigrants — about 340 are enrolled in classes — but as many as 20 schools could see changes.
A Nov. 7 memo from the community-college system tells colleges to “immediately begin admitting undocumented individuals.”
Opponents of illegal immigration sparred with the system’s leaders Tuesday over whether the policy would subsidize illegal immigrants.
Far from it, said General Counsel David Sullivan, who sent the memo to the colleges. Such students pay out-of-state tuition rates, so the state profits from admitting them.
Out-of-state students each pay about $2,000 more per year than the cost of educating them, which can run up to $5,400, Sullivan said. (more…)
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