[lit-ideas] Re: Immigration
- From: Robert Paul <robert.paul@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:52:42 -0800
Marlena wrote:
In Kansas, if you are an illegal immigrant, you can attend college there
and not pay out of state tuition. I live right across the border--if my
son decides to attend a decent vet school or architectural school and
keep the costs down by commuting--he'd have to pay out-of-state tuition.
Too bad we cannot pretend that he's an illegal immigrant. (Children of
legal immigrants are in the same situation as my son--in my area, most
of them are not happy with the issue of illegal immigrants. Many of them
spent a lot of time and effort getting here legally--and are law-abiding
citizens)
This is highly misleading, Marlena. Illegal immigrants in Kansas are
allowed to pay the in-state tuition rate only if they have attended a
Kansas high school for at least three years and graduated, or who have
earned a GED certificate in Kansas. 'To receive lower tuition, an
immigrant would have to be actively seeking legal immigration status or
plan to do so when eligible.' Many of those who apply to a public
college or university in Kansas, have lived in Kansas for years. Your
son would not seem to fit this description. The tuition break isn't
available to those who are 'just passing through.'
Robert Paul
Reed College
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