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N.C. community college immigrant amendment may have little impact

Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. - An amendment to the Senate budget approved last week on community college tuition for immigrants won't have much impact on the system's campuses, a system attorney said Tuesday.

The amendment, approved unanimously by senators, would adjust slightly an exception to current state law in which a person can qualify for in-state tuition.

The current law says an undocumented immigrant who has lived in North Carolina for a year qualifies for in-state tuition at a community college if the person has petitioned the federal government to receive legal status, such as to become a naturalized citizen or resident alien.

The amendment offered by Sen. Neal Hunt, R-Wake, and approved by a vote of 49-0, would offer in-state tuition rates only to those immigrants already considered "lawfully present" in the state.

"If you're not a legal resident, you cannot get in-state tuition," Hunt said Monday. "If you have a visa that's expired, then you're not lawful, whether you've applied (for legal status) or not."

David Sullivan, an attorney for the North Carolina Community College System, said Tuesday the provision, if it becomes law, wouldn't be a dramatic change because few immigrant students take advantage of the current in-state tuition exception.

The difference in tuition, however, is substantial.

In-state tuition is $38 per credit hour, up to a maximum of $608 per semester; out-of-state students pay $211 per hour, and a maximum of $3,367 a semester.

At least 95 percent of the community college system's students are considered in-state students. The system says 2.6 percent of its degree-track students and 8.2 percent of its continuing-education students are Hispanic, but their immigration status is not tracked.

The community college system issued a memo to colleges in August advising them that they could admit undocumented foreign students, but that they must be charged out-of-state tuition rates to comply with federal law.

Others urged against making education difficult for Hispanic and other immigrants.

"I just don't understand why we would make it tougher on them," said Rep. John Sauls, R-Lee, a sponsor of a similar House bill.

Americans for Legal Immigration, which opposes Sauls' bill, said it will campaign to continue barring in-state tuition for illegal aliens.

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"I just don't understand why we would make it tougher on them," said Rep. John Sauls, R-Lee, a sponsor of a similar House bill.

"DUH"

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"I just don't understand why we would make it tougher on them," said Rep. John Sauls, R-Lee, a sponsor of a similar House bill.

"DUH"

No, we should make it VERY EASY on them. A FREE vacation. Simply show up at the bus depot, it will be EASY to find, as there will be LOTS of people waiting, and have a fun all expense paid trip to an exotic foreign land!!

How can one pass up such an offer?!?!?

[Judy]

GLOBALISTS!!!! These are GLOBALISTS!!!! These are GLOBALISTS!!!!

Globalist = Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Globalist = Traitor to the United States

PERIOD.

Get These Beanheads Out of Our General Assembly!!!!