Tag Archives: Immigrants

North Carolina Community Colleges to Resume Enrolling Illegal Immigrants

The Chronicle: North Carolina Community Colleges to Resume Enrolling Illegal Immigrants

Undocumented immigrants can begin enrolling again next year at North Carolina’s 58 community colleges after the State Board of Community Colleges today reversed a ban on illegal immigrants on those campuses.

Tuition backers vow to press on in Colorado

Denver Post: Tuition backers vow to press on

The fight over whether to allow in-state tuition for high school students whose parents came to the United States illegally isn’t over; it’s just beginning.

Enrolling Illegal Immigrants Pays Off for North Carolina’s Community Colleges, Expert Says

The Chronicle News Blog: Enrolling Illegal Immigrants Pays Off for North Carolina’s Community Colleges, Expert Says

Each community college in North Carolina would have to spend $8,600 per year to identify illegal immigrants among their applicants, a consultant has told the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges.

Meanwhile, the state makes $1,650 on every student who pays out-of-state tuition at the colleges, including most illegal immigrants.

Most Colleges Knowingly Admit Illegal Immigrants as Students, Survey Finds

The Chronicle News Blog: Most Colleges Knowingly Admit Illegal Immigrants as Students, Survey Finds

More than half of the colleges that responded to a recent survey said they knowingly admit illegal immigrants to degree or diploma programs under certain circumstances, according to findings released on Monday by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.