Arizona Law Makes School Tough For Non-Residents

In Arizona voters passed a referendum called prop 300, which prohibits any college student who cannot prove that they are a legal resident from receiving any state funded support for school. Another bill along the same lines prohibit any illegal immigrants from receiving state money.

Administrators at several schools in Arizona are worried that the state my be pricing students out of school. Further more any student who has been in the country in school who may have intended on pursuing a college diploma, may be turned away for fears that they cannot afford to pay the cost, or the rising fear of deportation for illegal immigrants who are discovered.

The University of Arizona had 200 to 300 dropouts last semester, an unknown amount of those were undoubtedly Immigrants, maybe not all but a few. The law does not ban illegal immigrants from college, or does it try to capture illegal immigrants but it sure is making it hard for them to get an education. In my opinion I see where the state might save some money, but really at the cost of students dropping out, not pursuing higher education because they must face rising cost, and deportation as factors.

Thats no choice. Education was listed on the board for some problems people had. What your thoughts?

From: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/us/27tuition.html?_r=1&oref=slogi