Illegal Students
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
By Staff
Published: July 30, 2008
The State Board of Community Colleges faces a politically charged decision when it meets again in mid-August.
It can bend to the misinformed opinions of the anti-immigrant forces in North Carolina politics, or it can decide to fulfill its mission to educate those who live here.
Let's hope that the board has the courage to re-institute what had been state policy. It should once again allow open admissions to anyone with the academic background to pursue training at the 58 schools.
Earlier this year, the board stopped admitting illegal immigrants. Previously, the system had followed the lead of most other community and junior colleges in the country by not verifying the immigration status of those who sought to enter its programs. That job should belong to the national immigration service, not to local community colleges. (more…)
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