March Calls Out Georgia's National Disgrace: Will Regents Finally End College Ban for Undocumented?
Just up in Huffington Post by Jeff Biggers: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/march-calls-out-georgias-_b_2766426.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false
"With comprehensive immigration reform afoot in Congress, and measures to grant undocumented immigrant students in-state tuition status spreading across the country, a galvanized movement in Georgia is ramping up its effort to end the state's extraordinary ban for undocumented immigrant students at the top five state colleges.
The nation is watching: How much longer will Georgia's Board of Regents uphold a blatantly segregationist state law that has made the Peach State a national disgrace?
Consider this: Even Arizona, ground zero in the controversial "papers please" state immigration law, allows undocumented students to attend college -- albeit with out-of-state tuition.
On March 6th, a large coalition of undocumented Georgia youth, students and a broad array of civil rights groups and supporters will host a march on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, under the banner that "Education is a Human Right," and remind the state of Regents Vice Chairman Felton Jenkins common sense declaration against the ban two years ago. "They worked hard and earned their spot. They could help make the state a better place.""
These student organizers are amazing people -- 18, 19, 20 years old and fighting for the right to a college education!
