red states rule
01-28-2008, 05:49 AM
The tears were flowing in the newsroom of the NY Times when this sob story was being written
The first person mentioned in the story is a US citizen, so what is the problem with the new laws passed in AZ?
Arizona Law Takes a Toll on Nonresident Students
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A report to the Legislature in December found that about 1,700 students had been denied in-state tuition at the Maricopa colleges because they were not able to prove their legal status, though it was unclear how many had dropped out.
Officials at the University of Arizona in Tucson said that some of the 200 to 300 dropouts from last fall were also illegal immigrants. Pima Community College, estimated that as many as 1,000 students may have been affected by the law.
More than enrollment declines, however, what worries some educators here is that nonlegal residents — some of whom have lived in the United States since infancy and attended American high schools — will be afraid to pursue any form of higher education.
“The most frightening thing about the policy in place isn’t necessarily its measurable effect, it’s the immeasurable effect,” said Paul R. Kohn, the vice provost for enrollment management and dean of admission at the University of Arizona.
“It’s likely that there are hundreds of high school senior or college-age students whose plans for college have been compromised,” Dr. Kohn said. “And it’s likely there are thousands in K-12 who will no longer make those plans because the cost of university is now out of reach or they fear deportation if they attempt to attend school.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/us/27tuition.html?ex=1359090000&en=b4b08d6ffa4787f6&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Is anyone crying a river of tears for the poor mistreated illegals right now?
The first person mentioned in the story is a US citizen, so what is the problem with the new laws passed in AZ?
Arizona Law Takes a Toll on Nonresident Students
snip
A report to the Legislature in December found that about 1,700 students had been denied in-state tuition at the Maricopa colleges because they were not able to prove their legal status, though it was unclear how many had dropped out.
Officials at the University of Arizona in Tucson said that some of the 200 to 300 dropouts from last fall were also illegal immigrants. Pima Community College, estimated that as many as 1,000 students may have been affected by the law.
More than enrollment declines, however, what worries some educators here is that nonlegal residents — some of whom have lived in the United States since infancy and attended American high schools — will be afraid to pursue any form of higher education.
“The most frightening thing about the policy in place isn’t necessarily its measurable effect, it’s the immeasurable effect,” said Paul R. Kohn, the vice provost for enrollment management and dean of admission at the University of Arizona.
“It’s likely that there are hundreds of high school senior or college-age students whose plans for college have been compromised,” Dr. Kohn said. “And it’s likely there are thousands in K-12 who will no longer make those plans because the cost of university is now out of reach or they fear deportation if they attempt to attend school.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/us/27tuition.html?ex=1359090000&en=b4b08d6ffa4787f6&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Is anyone crying a river of tears for the poor mistreated illegals right now?