Thread: N.C.: In State Tuition for Illegals

In State Tuition for Illegals

Author: Michael Kraft
Published: February 22, 2008

The Raleigh based national organization ALIPAC, which was credited with helping to defeat in-state tuition for illegals in NC (2005), is taking aim at the administration of Governor Mike Easley (D-NC) for the recent decree that illegal aliens will now be allowed in all community colleges. The Easley administration is known nationally for giving hundreds of thousands of licenses to illegal aliens, an issue that NY Governor Spitzer was pummeled for even considering.

NC Community College Attorney, David Sullivan who issued the order, falsely claims that this move will not cost NC taxpayers because the illegal aliens will be charged out of state tuition. Unknown to most North Carolinians, provisions were secretly placed into law years ago that qualifies illegal aliens for in-state tuition for community colleges in NC.

“The public was enraged in 2005 and polls showed over 80% public opposition to the legislative push for HB 1183 ‘in-state tuition for illegal aliens’,â€

(quote)On the heels of the collapse of in-state tuition legislation and the discovery of existing legislation directed at community colleges, State Senator Neil Hunt (R-Raleigh) offered an amendment to the state budget bill in 2005 that would strip out the language offering illegal aliens in-state tuition. THE AMENDMENT PASSED THE NC SENATE UNANIMOUSLY AND WAS LATER STRIPPED OUT OF THE BILL BEHIND CLOSED DOORS BY AN ALL DEMOCRAT CONFEREE COMMITTEE!

I had NO idea. I'm glad to see this article published. People need to know this!

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Is the NC community college/state college admittance of illegals getting ready to raise its ugly head again? Things quieted down after a huge uproar before last Thanksgiving and the General Assembly went on recess. Attorney General (Democrat) was supposed to provide a "quick and timely ruling" months ago but , as you see, he hasn't said anything. I suppose he's banking on'comprehensive immigration reform' to render all the illegals legal so he won't have to do anything.