Dr. Robert Birgeneau, Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley
Dr. Robert Birgeneau says that undocumented immigrant students are "our" students. He wrote a op-ed piece in the LA Times on July 7, 2007. He is supporting the DREAM Act and financial aide for undocumented students. Since then he has been blasted by the anti-immigrant crowd.
He reminds us that the students "have excelled academically in our high schools" but are left without much recourse now that comprehensive immigration reform failed.
Los Angeles Times
Undocumented students deserve aid too
College is out of reach financially, or at least a big stretch, for the children of illegals.
By Robert J. Birgeneau, ROBERT J. BIRGENEAU is the chancellor of UC Berkeley.
July 7, 2007
I say "our students" because that is just who they are. We have invested in these children, providing them access to public education in our K-12 schools. Our teachers have encouraged them to learn, to compete and to succeed. It is only after these eager and ambitious young people gain college admission and apply for state or federal financial aid that we turn them away. We must not penalize these young people because their parents brought them here illegally.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-birgeneau7jul07,1,5662933.story
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