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Committee votes to endorse immigrant admissions

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The Associated Press

Published: September 17, 2009

RALEIGH - North Carolina community colleges are one step closer toward returning to a policy of accepting illegal immigrants as students.

A committee of the State Board of Community Colleges voted unanimously Thursday to endorse new rules that would allow undocumented immigrants to enroll at the 58 campuses. The system has changed its illegal immigrant admission policy four times since 2000.

The proposal heading to the full board would admit illegal immigrants if they graduate from a U.S. high school and pay the out-of-state tuition rate. That's about five times the in-state rate.

Panel chairman Stuart Fountain said the policy is balanced and fair and sets a high bar for admission. About 50 opponents to the policy change protested outside community college offices in Raleigh.

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