December 7, 2007

N.C.'s 2-Year Colleges Must Admit Illegal Immigrants

By CHARLES HUCKABEE

All 58 campuses of North Carolina's community-college system must admit illegal immigrants, a lawyer for the system has said, overturning a policy of allowing the campuses to decide individually whether to consider applicants' immigration status.

David Sullivan, the system's general counsel, wrote in a memorandum last month that "colleges should immediately begin admitting undocumented individuals," highlighting the phrase in bold type. State regulations require the colleges to admit

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