News

Bill Would Deny College Admission to Illegal Immigrants

RALEIGH — The community college system has reversed its policy on whether to admit illegal immigrants four times since 2001. The State Board of Community Colleges voted in 2009 to admit illegal immigrants into curriculum programs. But a bill specifically allowing illegal immigrants to attend community colleges has yet to pass the General Assembly.

Kristy Bailey
Opinion

No. 936: The Cost of Safe, Legal Labor

Well, at least there’s a town or two in the United States where someone who is here legally will “do the kind of work that Americans just won’t do.” One place is Greeley, Colo., where job seekers lined up to replace the illegal employees who were lost in a raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Swift & Co. meatpacking plant in December.

Paul Chesser

Help Support Non-profit Journalism & Donate Today