Feb 14 2009
South Carolina Bars Illegals From Attending State Universities
MYRTLE BEACH — Dayana Rodrigues carries a bucket of cleaning solutions and a vacuum with her to work. She used to clean houses to pay for college. Now, she is a career maid who speaks three languages.
Rodrigues, 20, graduated in the top 5 percent of her high school class in 2007 and completed nursing prerequisites at Horry-Georgetown Technical College — all A’s and one B.
In January, the college refused to enroll the returning student because she is an undocumented immigrant. “You know it’s not personal. But it is,” she said.
The South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act became law in June 2008 and, among other measures, banned illegal immigrants from attending colleges and universities that receive state money.
It is personal. I agree. I don’t like my tax dollars being used to pay for people here in this country illegally. She already went to high school of the backs of American citizens. Does Jill Coley think that by telling us about this girl’s grades and the job she does that we are somehow supposed to feel sorry for her? What she needs to do is become an American citizen like everyone else or go back to her country of origin and attend school there.
What a nice Christian attitude!
jimon, you pay her tuition then. Put up or shut up
Too many American citizens have trouble getting money for college for this… it’s one thing if they’re going to school here and paying for it (Out of state rates, of course), and another if they’re getting scholarships, grants, etc. I just graduated from college two years ago and know WAY too many American citizens who have to take out tons of loans because even though they had 3.4, 3.5 GPAs they still could not get scholarships… I had to pay enough myself even though I was in the top 10% of my high school class and graduated college Summa Cum Laude with a 3.95 GPA. I totally agree with you.
I know what you mean, Amy. I owe $38,000 on my loans for undergrad right now and I just started classes for my MBA this past summer. By the time that is done I’ll owe close to $60,000.
This law makes no sense whatsoever, why would you support for a person to get refused higher education. People with skills can only help their community and denying them higher education will just be waste of all the money taxpayers’ pay to educate them. Illegal or not they still receive K-12 education, so why stop at high school? If you have invested so much in these individuals, why would you produce a law to disable them to contribute back?
Puzzling really.
Simple solution come to this country legally.
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[...] to the hard-work of Wisconsin-based immigrant rights group,Voces de la Frontera. Contrary to some misguided opinions, in-state tuition increases college enrollment, while not increasing the cost of college to [...]