Full ride university scholarships for illegals?

Question

I am a teacher and was at a conference today where I learned that one of our high schools receives six full ride scholorships to the university from corporate sponsors (private funds). The recipients of these scholorships were all illegals.
What are your thoughts about this situation?

a reminder-- this is private corporate money NOT government funds

Answer 1

Another slap in the face. I had to join the military to attend and pay for college. I worked hard and earned my money. They should do the same thing. These illegals will graduate and become my child or your child's boss. The language barrier has placed us in a lose lose situation. You don't know how many jobs I have not been hired for because I am not bi-lingual. Have you ever made a call about you account and the person on the other end's accent is so thick that you can't understand it. We do everything we can to communicate with them. When they have functions they don't go out of their way to post it in English.

I am tired of wasting my minutes on my phone to listen to the prompt "primo numero dos". It's ridiculous and it is a double standard against all Americans. Felons even though they were born here have a hard time attending college. This is truly an insult. The situation will only get worse as they get pregnant to have children who are citizens thus making it easier for them to stay here. This is not about being prejudice, it's about survival. I have a daughter that recently graduated from University of Illinois Champaign Urbana and her supervisor was spanish with no degree. I am a Black American and I know what prejudice is and my family has beaten the odds the American Way. We work hard and earn what we get. Nobody has given my family a free ride or a hand out. It will get worse before it gets better. Thanks for letting me vent. I'll just pray for us all.

Answer 2

Full ride university scholarships for illegals?
http://scholarshipfaqs.net

Answer 3

I think that having corporations sponsoring illegal aliens into our school system says that they, the corporate 'they', have decided that US immigration policy doesn't amount to a hill of crap, and they'll do as they damn well please.

There's something called a 'student visa', and that's the right way to do things...if there's corporations out there doing that stuff, deciding that they're not obligated to honor the law, and you're positive that they ARE in fact in violation of a law, then write your state representative and give a detailed illustration of the situation, and ask them to look at it.

Strike while the iron's hot, US schools for US kids, other countries need to start building schools and getting off their butts...and stop riding ours...

Answer 4

I think that shouldn't have happened.

Someone in the high school or the university wasn't doing their job when they were accepted to the school.

I had to prove my legal residency in the US when I enrolled at my college. I had to submit a photocopy of my greencard and (later) a photocopy of my certificate of citizenship when my citizenship application was approved.

Hell, my roommate who was a foreign student had to jump thru various hoops for INS, the Dept of State, and the University registrar to get registered for classes.

In this situation, I blame: the high school, the corporate sponsor, and the university. Someone ain't checking the paperwork.

Addendum:

To gemini: if they were born in the US to illegal parents, they are still by law US citizens by principle of "Jus Soli". So I'm assuming the person asking the question is stating the students are actual illegal immigrants and not in the situation I just described.

Answer 5

They hard ethical dilemma because the younger students deserves a shot at higher education, but they are not illegally allowed to be here. Yet, that scholarship could of went to a person that is legal citizen. It's not a easy question to answer because the illegal could be first in the family to get a high school diploma, and go to college I see that point of view. I also see where people get mad that a illegal got a scholarship before a legal citizen.
In all, its a very hard decision and opinion to give ethically because gotta weight both ethical dilemmas verses another. Person gotta look at it from a objective viewpoint and try to avoid bias, and stereotypes.

Answer 6

I think it is disgusting.And that's the nicest thing I can say.
I have a daughter who goes to college.Receives a number of scholarships for high grades and still has to work 2 jobs to pay for her education. Along with my paying quite a few thousand dollars to help out. God only knows what we are going to do when she goes to Grad school next year.
Maybe I could send her to Mexico and have her come in as an illegal.Do you think she would get in trouble pretending to be an illegal or would she get more help by breaking the law twice?
Before any one asks.I'm not rich.I make $22,000 a year.

Answer 7

In Kansas a Bill was passed that allowed the building of a UNIVERSITY specifically for ILLEGALS!!!!!!! If that doesn't piss me off I don't know what would. It is complete and utter bull, it's a reward for breaking our laws. What a bunch of demanding cowards.

Answer 8

Two words. ITS BULL. We have kids here that want to go to college and can't because there is no money. The whole things makes me so hoppin mad. That is all I can say and not get rude about it.

Answer 9

I think it would be ok if they graduated high school and are rewarded for their outstanding acedemics, and not because they are illegal. But its not their fault that their parents came here illegally. They should be given a fair chance to get an education.

Answer 10

I'm shocked and appalled at what is being allowed in this country! BULL! And I can't say much more wothout being called a racist...yet again.