Gearino on comm. colleges

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on December 5, 2007 - 2:01pm.
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Dan Gearino says Martin Lancaster has convinced him.

The former N&O columnist writes on his blog that he has a "profound unhappiness" that illegal immigrants might get amnesty. But he says the head of the state community colleges has a good argument.

In a statement earlier this week, Lancaster noted that many European countries are facing more deadly terrorism from immigrants than the United States:

"For years these countries have denied immigrants basic rights and services, creating a permanent, disenfranchised, and angry underclass. By refusing to educate and make productive members of our society the children of undocumented aliens, North Carolina and the United States face that same eventuality."

Gearino says "every immigration hard-liner should ponder" that argument.

"Turning marginalized high-schoolers into well-educated college students seems like good public policy," he writes.

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Re: Gearino on comm. colleges

Submitted by bnartist on December 6, 2007 - 1:26am.

They wouldn't be here if they didn't have jobs. They are generally paying taxes with tax IDs. Even with fake IDs they are paying taxes. If they eat and drink they are paying taxes. If they put gas in a tank they are paying taxes. If they rent a home they are paying property taxes indirectly.

William Gheen's ALIPAC pays William Gheen a salary but does not withhold Federal or State taxes.

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Re: Gearino on comm. colleges

Submitted by bnartist on December 6, 2007 - 1:14am.

In case you missed the start of this discussion the people in question are paying full tuition which exceeds the expense.

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Re: Gearino on comm. colleges

Submitted by rontownsend51 on December 6, 2007 - 1:03am.

Good idea why don't you and your friends set aside some money and each of you pay for one or two illegals to go to school. Or better yet send your kid to Mexico and tell them you want a free education for him or her and you want them taught in english. Let me know what you get!

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Re: Gearino on comm. colleges

Submitted by tweathe850 on December 5, 2007 - 9:29pm.

They can not legally obtain jobs.

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Re: Gearino on comm. colleges

Submitted by dahedgehog on December 5, 2007 - 9:14pm.

Fine, let's seal the border and deport illegal aliens. But denying illegals access to community colleges does nothing to seal the borders or add to the number of deportees.

On the other hand, allowing them to attend community colleges will improve the tax base, as their tuition payments subsidize attendance for NC residents, and NC's tax base will improve as these students graduate with better jobs.

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Re: Gearino on comm. colleges

Submitted by tweathe850 on December 5, 2007 - 8:23pm.

Maybe we should ponder the absolutely Massive tax burden these 3rd worlders put on us while the corporations get cheap slave like labor. Seal the border and deport the criminal aliens, end of argument.

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Re: Gearino on comm. colleges

Submitted by dahedgehog on December 5, 2007 - 4:25pm.

Every immigration hard-liner should also ponder that illegal immigrants subsidize attendance for NC residents, and that attendance by illegals hasn't denied an NC resident entry to community colleges.

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