Monday, May 23, 2011

University Insiders: Illegal Immigrants Get Affirmative Action

Fox News.com
By Maxim Lott
Published May 17, 2011
FoxNews.com


This week, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signed a bill to require the state's public universities to give undocumented aliens -- generally illegal -- in-state tuition privileges.
The bill, known as the Dream Act, is already the law in ten other states, including California, New York, Texas and Illinois.
But critics argue that the bill will give illegal aliens better treatment than Americans and legal immigrants -- thanks to existing diversity policies at universities.
University of Maryland (College Park) computer science Prof. James Purtilo told FoxNews.com that, during his time as an associate dean, he frequently saw admission officers favor students because of their “undocumented” status.

Full Story: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/17/affirmative-action-illegal-immigrants/

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