Aug 12 2008
For a Bunch of College People, they Sure Ain’t That Bright
FAYETTEVILLE - North Carolina community college leaders will discuss this week whether to admit illegal immigrants to degree programs after federal officials told the college system it was up to the state, a newspaper reported today.
Community college spokeswoman Audrey Bailey said the discussion will take place during board meetings Thursday and Friday, The Fayetteville Observer reported.
Officials are looking at a decision made in May to bar illegal immigrants from degree programs. Officials said at the time they wanted to get guidance from federal immigration experts.
Alright, I’m starting to get really pissed off about this. If I were a circa 1950’s Warner Bros. cartoon, I’d have steam coming out of my ears right now.
Are we actually having a discussion -nay, a debate- on whether to allow illegal immigrants into taxpayer funded community colleges? Seriously, we’re asking this question?
Are we really considering using taxpayer dollars to educate people that can’t legally work in North Carolina once they graduate? Really?
Hispanic advocate Tony Asion said the decision to reopen discussion would benefit everyone.
“This is good for everyone in the state, not just Hispanics,” said Asion, director of the Raleigh-based advocacy group El Pueblo.
David Sullivan, an attorney for Fayetteville Technical Community College, told state community college officials in November that illegal immigrants should be admitted.
“This is such a hot political issue,” Sullivan said. “But in the position I serve, I can’t make decisions on the politics of it. I have to base my work on whether it is legal or not.”
At the very least, Senor Sullivan needs to be fired for being profoundly stupid. Then he needs to have his law license revoked for abetting criminal behavior. I ain’t thinking too highly of Senor Asion either.
I’ve had enough of this bull. Either laws have meaning, or they don’t. If they DO have meaning, then they must be enforced. It’s time for the weak-kneed wonders of Raleigh to borrow a spine and do the right thing: tell those who are here illegally to GET OUT!
