Tag: Undocumented Immigrants: Page 15

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Tuition Break for Some Kansas Undocumented Immigrants Stands

Critics of a law giving some undocumented immigrants a tuition break at state universities and colleges are promising to keep challenging it, despite a recent legal setback from the U.S. Supreme Court.

July 8, 2008

Community Colleges

Tuition Break for Some Kansas Undocumented Immigrants Stands

Critics of a law giving some undocumented immigrants a tuition break at state universities and colleges are promising to keep challenging it, despite a recent legal setback from the U.S. Supreme Court.

July 6, 2008

Latinx

Honolulu Council Renounces “Wetback” Slur

The Honolulu City Council unanimously rebuked one of its members, Rod Tam, for using the derogatory term “wetbacks” to refer to undocumented Mexican workers.

June 10, 2008

Community Colleges

N.C. Bill Aims To Keep Undocumented Students Enrolled in Two-Year Colleges

Several House members want to keep undocumented immigrants in North Carolina’s community colleges and public universities by barring officials from asking potential students about their immigration status.

May 28, 2008

Students

Fostering an Inclusive Environment

Leaders at Cal Poly Pomona aim to create an inclusive environment for undocumented students, first by creating an AB 540 liaison.

May 28, 2008

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Arkansas Governor Says Law Bars In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

By law, colleges and universities do not have the option of allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition, Gov. Mike Beebe warned over the weekend.

May 27, 2008

Community Colleges

N.C. Community College System Halts Undocumented Student Admissions

North Carolina’s community college system reversed itself Tuesday and said it will no longer admit undocumented immigrants until federal officials formally weigh in on whether it is legal.

May 14, 2008

Students

NC System Reverses Itself, Won’t Admit Undocumented

North Carolina community colleges will have to wait longer for a resolution to a controversy over admitting undocumented students that has been brewing since the system issued a directive last December to do so as part of the prevailing open-admissions policy

May 13, 2008

Community Colleges

Undocumented Students To Be Denied Admission To N.C. Community Colleges

Upon the advice of the state attorney general’s office, the North Carolina Community College system will no longer admit undocumented students into degree-granting programs.

May 13, 2008

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Arkansas Organization Moves Forward With Measure to Deny Undocumented Immigrants Public Benefits

The Arkansas attorney general’s office cleared the way on Wednesday for supporters of a ballot measure requiring government agencies to verify all those seeking public benefits in the state are legal U.S. residents to begin gathering signatures.

May 8, 2008

Community Colleges

North Carolina Community Colleges Urged To Restrict Undocumented Student Access

North Carolina’s community colleges should drop a lenient admissions policy for undocumented immigrants and return to more restrictive rules that follow federal law more closely, the state Attorney General’s Office said.

May 7, 2008

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Perspectives: Why People Come

Much of the debate over immigration fails to consider that immigrants looking for jobs and a better life for their families are adhering to their core values of self-reliance and family responsibility.

April 24, 2008