Thread: No More Tuition Breaks for Illegals

Why are they even allowed in the schools at all if here illegally?

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No More Tuition Breaks for Illegals
Provided By: The Associated Press
Last Modified: 12/16/2006 10:01:09 AM



ATLANTA (AP) -- High-performing students who grew up in Georgia but are undocumented immigrants soon will not qualify for discounted tuition at state colleges.

Burns Newsome, attorney for the Georgia Board of Regents, says the change is necessary to comply with the state’s new aggressive immigration laws that went into effect in July.

It means students who have high grades but are in the country illegally will have to pay the much higher out-of-state tuition rates rather than being allowed to pay in-state tuition.

Senator Chip Rogers architect of the tough immigration laws, says the state should not subsidize the education of students who won’t be able to work legally after graduation.

But others say the change will only hurt communities where high school drop out rates are high and college attendance rates are paltry at best.

State Senator Sam Zamarripa of Atlanta says it is unconscionable to punish children because of their parents.

Zamarripa fought against the immigration laws.

It is unclear how many students will be affected because the
Regents don’t track the number of illegal immigrants at state colleges.

This year, in-state students pay $1,819 per semester to attend the Georgia State University, compared to the $7,276 per semester that out-of-state students pay.

Tuition varies by institution.

The National Council of La Raza says 10 states offer in-state tuition to illegal immigrants.

Many of those states have faced lawsuits from U.S. citizens paying out-of-state tuition rates.

They should not have been getting them in the first place...

Texas has a bill to to take away the perks.

Dixie