Today’s moderator: Rick Badie
Rick Badie joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an education reporter in 1997. A South Georgia native, he’s covered the region’s immigrant communities, was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC’s Gwinnett edition.
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Illegal immigrants are required to pay out-of-state tuition to attend Georgia’s colleges and universities, even if they have graduated from a state high school. Moreover, such students are denied admission to certain schools if those schools have turned down academically-qualified U.S. citizens the past two years. Today, an immigration advocate says the policies hurt promising youth, while a supporter upholds them.
» Grant admission to selective schools by Azadeh N. Shahshahani
» 'Deferred action' not lawful status by John Litland
