Yearning to learn, but rule says no

She's a Charlotte high school graduate. She wants to be an engineer. But she's also an illegal immigrant.
By Franco Ordoñez
fordonez@charlotteobserver.com
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DANA ROMANOFF – dromanoff@charlotteobserver.com
Friends Laura and Ed, both 18, are illegal immigrants who attended the same high school until Laura graduated last week. The decision by the state's two-year college system to ban undocumented students has thrown the pair's college plans in doubt. “They're blaming this on kids who just want to have a better future,â€