State Republicans have decided to direct outrage over the decision to admit illegal immigrants into the community colleges toward Gov. Beverly Perdue.
Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger and state Republican chairman Tom Fetzer have issued statements that seek to accuse Perdue of reversing herself on the issue.
"Despite her repeated claims that she opposes this policy, the Governor’s appointees voted nearly unanimously to enact the policy. This is yet another example of Gov. Perdue’s lack of leadership and peculiar priorities," Fetzer said in his statement.
Perdue says that not only has she not changed her mind, she has told the board members of her opposition to allowing undocumented students into the colleges.
"Each individual board member clearly understood her views," said Perdue spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson.
Perdue appoints 10 of the board's 21 members. Earlier this week, another state agency, the Building Code Council, voted not to lessen a code requirement for a special circuit breaker after Perdue expressed support for the devices.
When asked if there would be consequences for the Community College board members who changed the policy, Pearson said, "The governor believes the consequences will occur when the General Assembly reconvenes."




Re: Who's at fault?
No one is at fault.
We now live in the age of Obama-Liberalism in which the teacher explains to us that no one is responsible for anything. (A no-fault lifestyle.) Once we accept that no one is at fault and accept that hope & change will bring only happiness will we find inner peace. I believe that highly educated illegal immigrants are our future.