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    GA. Emory University, Illegal Alien Students Become Eligible for Financial Aid

    At Emory University, Undocumented Students Become Eligible for Financial Aid

    APRIL 10, 2015 9:09 AM
    by JON RICHARDS

    Decatur’s Emory University will begin offering financial aid to some undocumented immigrants who qualify for President Obama’ Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, according to a story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

    Although the size and scope of the measure is still unknown, it marks a milestone for the young adults known as “Dreamers,” who were brought to the United States as children by their parents.

    Supporters of Emory’s decision say Georgia’s efforts to restrict access to its state universities are self-defeating.

    They point out that state taxpayers have invested in students such as [Uruguay native and Berkmar High School graduate Valentina] Garcia by giving them a public school education. They also say such students could contribute more to Georgia’s economy if they were able to attend colleges here.


    Shawn Hanley, the vice chairman of Georgia’s Immigration Enforcement Review Board, said he doesn’t agree with Emory’s decision and wants to learn more about what it intends to do. Noting Emory is a private institution, Hanley said he is particularly concerned about granting immigrants without legal status access to taxpayer-supported universities.


    “This gives us hope,” said Garcia, who joined a coalition of Emory students and others in pushing for the change at the university. “This is an amazing win for the undocumented student movement.”

    The issue is a sensitive one for the almost 20,000 Georgia residents eligible for the DACA program. The Board of Regents does not allow them to pay in-state tuition, nor does it allow undocumented students to attend a state university where demand for enrollment by residents exceeds the supply of slots available. That policy applies to the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Georgia State, and two other universities.


    A lawsuit filed last year in Fulton County Superior Court sought to allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition The 39 students who filed the suit lost in the Superior and Appeals courts because the Board of Regents was held to have sovereign immunity against suits of this type. The issue is now before the Georgia Supreme Court.


    Meanwhile a legislative fix to the problem in the form of Senate Bill 44, sponsored by Democrat Nan Orrock, got a hearing by the Senate Higher Education Committee. The bill would extend in-state tuition to immigrants qualifying for the DACA program. Chairman Fran Millar refused to allow a vote on the measure, however, because of the pending litigation.


    At the moment, the Board of Regents indicates it won’t change its policies based on Emory’s decision. Down the road, however, could the Emory move, a resolution of the Dreamers’ lawsuit, or more cases like this lead to a change in the way the state deals with undocumented students?

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    Just more proof that many we consider to be scholars aren't so at all. Selling out seats to illegal aliens that would have otherwise been open to American Kids is outrageously stupid.

    For scholars to claim that restricting illegal aliens access to education services or any other service for that matter is "self-defeating" is the latest talking point from the cartels behind this travesty. Of course they need students enrolled in colleges and universities to run the drug trade to student buyers.
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    American law is becoming so intertwined and messed up we need to vacate all laws except the constitution and then try hard to get things right! Yes, I know that includes Social Security and Medicare but we are talking about our nations salvation, not my salvation!

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