Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/students-barred-from-georgia%E2%80%99s-universities-are-given-opportunity-at-freedom-university-12439.html Politics and Society Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0600 Dedicated students not allowed to enroll in state universities in Georgia can take advantage of free classes at Freedom University. Immigration policies vary nationwide, but in Georgia undocumented immigrants aren’t allowed to attend the state's five most selective public universities. Politics and Society Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:01:49 -0600 Why should a student who is in the country illegally be given preferential treatment (in-state tuition) over a student from another state who is in the country legally? That is non-sensical. I appreciate that the situation is difficult for Ms. Delgado but she is the one who is breaking the law (whether the President enforces it or not). If she wants to attend UoG, and I hope she does, she should apply for a spot as an international student, which is consistent with her status before the law. I would be treated similarly if I lived illegally in any other country in the world. Politics and Society Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:28:55 -0600 I have lived in Georgia all of my life. Although I appreciate the complexities of having undocumented persons as residents and students, I think that investing in the education (and all education is an investment in the future) of any motivated learner, whether in the country according to the law or not, is a positive policy for the state and its citizens. Although your thoughts are measured, Kevin, and your rhetoric not as harsh as that of some of my fellow Georgians, I have to disagree that someone who has grown up in Georgia should need to be an international student, even if she doesn't meet citizenship requirements. It is my hope (but not expectation) that the state of Georgia will revise these laws in the near future and that its lawmakers and others will stop self-righteously denouncing undocumented immigrants as criminals. (Let he who has never driven faster than 55MPH cast the first stone.) http://It took my in-laws years and pages of paperwork and tons of red tape to move here when my hubsand was 10. He is a LEGAL permanent resident alien. We are having to go through with naturalization procedures now (have put it off based on time and money) beca Politics and Society Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:34:55 -0600 It took my in-laws years and pages of paperwork and tons of red tape to move here when my hubsand was 10. He is a LEGAL permanent resident alien. We are having to go through with naturalization procedures now (have put it off based on time and money) because the biggest employer in the small town we live in (other than the hospital where I work) is the prison and he cannot apply for a job as a corrections agent without being a citizen.But, we will get through the procedures, legally, because that is the way things are supposed to be done! My grandparents came over legally from Europe and came through Ellis Island. There are procedures in place. We don't need to reward people because their parents cut in line. PRI: Public Radio International