A bill to give undocumented immigrants in-state college tuition appears dead after being blasted by talk radio and emerging as the focus of North Carolina’s growing debate over illegal immigration. …
An 18-year-old girl in Eastern North Carolina just graduated as valedictorian of her high school class. Her grade-point average was 4.53. She was president of the Science Club, active in school activities and won academic honors while working part time.But when she came to this country from Mexico in the fourth grade, she and her family entered illegally. So despite her achievements, she’s not eligible for lower tuition. …
“Does it make sense to have the smartest kid at a high school putting ketchup and onion on a hamburger somewhere at a job?” said Chris Fitzsimon, director of N.C. Policy Watch, a progressive Raleigh think tank.
Ridiculous. Don’t tell anyone, but a degree from a UNC institution is not the deciding factor in someone’s life ? and a degree from one of the state’s (or the nation’s) private institutions of higher education is nothing to sneer at. If the girl shows that much academic promise, she is already equipped to succeed ? and if she chooses the college route, private colleges would love to have her, and no doubt she could find many scholarships and loans to help out. I bet My Rich Uncle could be particularly helpful.
