The Role Of Illegal Immigrants In The University System

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Illegal immigrants are not allowed to be admitted into University System Institution. Policy 4.1.6 currently affects the Georgia College and State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Georgia.
This affects students who are illegal immigrants in the high school because they cannot aspire to go to college without gaining legal citizenship. This may be a difficult task financially because they may not have the resources to gain citizenship. If a student wants to go to college, there status might hinder them. This could lead to them having lower income job, therefore, locking them into poverty for the rest of their lives.

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