Letters to the Editor
Issue date: 4/24/09 Section: Opinion
Fight for rights of undocumented immigrants
Senate Bill 799 introduced by Sen. Elliot last month failed. SB 799 was a bill that would have allowed undocumented students an opportunity to attain higher education and reach their goals of attaining any profession.
Even though SB 799 was defeated, the fight for the rights of undocumented immigrant students is long from over and will continue to be debated until justice is finally served to the hundreds of deserving undocumented students in Arkansas and thousands across the country. Education is a human right that serves all people - not just the privileged people.
And for the debaters who argue this is amnesty or a free pass for illegals, they are simply just mistaken. Students who live under the shadows, work under minimum wage and are full-time students paying double that of residents are in an unjust system that triggers their failure.
These students are not asking for amnesty; they're just simply asking for a fair and equal opportunity.
Daniel Diaz
Senior
History
Senate Bill 799 introduced by Sen. Elliot last month failed. SB 799 was a bill that would have allowed undocumented students an opportunity to attain higher education and reach their goals of attaining any profession.
Even though SB 799 was defeated, the fight for the rights of undocumented immigrant students is long from over and will continue to be debated until justice is finally served to the hundreds of deserving undocumented students in Arkansas and thousands across the country. Education is a human right that serves all people - not just the privileged people.
And for the debaters who argue this is amnesty or a free pass for illegals, they are simply just mistaken. Students who live under the shadows, work under minimum wage and are full-time students paying double that of residents are in an unjust system that triggers their failure.
These students are not asking for amnesty; they're just simply asking for a fair and equal opportunity.
Daniel Diaz
Senior
History
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Bob Tiberius
Jeremy
posted 4/23/09 @ 11:36 PM CST
They do have a fair and equal opportunity to legal residence that allows them instate tuition.
Education is not a human right. I challenge you to come up with a logical argument that disproves that statement and supports yours. (Continued…)
Dom
posted 4/24/09 @ 11:19 AM CST
When will the supporters of "undocumented" citizens realize that America is NOT the country to which these illegals belong and is therefore under no obligation to fund or support them in any way. (Continued…)
the_bob
naffel
posted 4/24/09 @ 3:54 PM CST
human right
noun
(law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law)
-WordNet® 3. (Continued…)
Alioth
posted 4/24/09 @ 4:13 PM CST
Daniel,
Here's something you have to realize, by giving them resident tuition when they are not residents, it cheapens their accomplishments.
It's like declaring someone university alumni who isn't a graduate of the university, and then they are allowed to enter the graduate program, even though they don't have a bachelor's degree. (Continued…)
R.B.
posted 4/29/09 @ 7:57 AM CST
Anyone who wants a college education is welcome in my country.
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