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Tuition rates for immigrants; biotech rankings; furniture market
I'm about to clear out of the office, but before I jet here are a couple of things that are of interest:
The groups pushing to give undocumented/illegal immigrants in-state tuition at North Carolina schools sent this release late Monday saying that they are ending their quest for this year. (The thing will look a bit rought because I copied an e-mail into a Word file.)
The Department of Commerce says Download file " target="_blank">North Carolina is still pretty highly regarded as a location for biotechnology companies.
And just because a lot of state tax money went into it, the High Point furniture market folks are pretty darned excited about their new transportation terminal. Look, they even sent a picture of where the thing will be...![High Point Transportation Terminal site 1[1] (2).jpg](http://blog.news-record.com/staff/capblog/archives/High Point Transportation Terminal site 1[1] (2)-thumb.jpg)
...once they build it.
Of those three, the release on the immigrant tuition is the most significant. There was a huge row when that bill was proposed, with resistance mainly coming from folks who said that those who enter the country illegally should not be rewarded for doing so. The other side of the argument said that children were being unjustly punished for the sins of their parents. Don't be surprised to see the issue come up again.
![High Point Transportation Terminal site 1[1] (2).jpg](http://blog.news-record.com/staff/capblog/archives/High Point Transportation Terminal site 1[1] (2).jpg)
...once they build it.
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I was a bit confuse about this topic when I first heard and read about it. I was under the impression that they were talking about people who had just enter the country and went to school somewhere else and was wanting to go to college here. But now that I understand a little better I see nothing wrong with giving them in-state tuition just like we give to people from out-of-state who claim to reside with a grandmother or aunt . They use immigrants to work on build roads, picking up trash, anything else they can find them to do, so why not let them and there children enjoy an education at a cheaper price. I personnally feel the cost of education is ridiculous anyway.
Posted on June 6, 2005 6:30 PM