Some out-of-state college students from the Univ of Virginia and Maryland when asked said they would give up their US citizenship to become undocumented (aka illegal alien, (c’mon Campus Reform whats with PC language?)) to get low in-state tuition.
Why are illegal aliens going to American colleges and universities? They are here illegally but get better benefits than American citizens. Why are illegals getting a spot/seat at a college/university over an American?!
How sad is it that Americans are willing to give up their citizenship to save $80,000 on school tuition, a discount they should already get. If colleges and universities can “giveaway” $80K to “undocumented” students then they can clearly afford that policy to everyone. These schools are raking in millions while preparing people for jobs/ careers that don’t even exist! I can’t remember the last time I heard about a college or university having financial trouble, have you?
Before people talk about wage increases and taxing the rich how about reigning in the higher education system that is raping everyone with student loan debt topping $1.2 trillion!
The Student-Loan Problem Is Even Worse Than Official Figures Indicate
WSJ
Student loans are proving to be a much bigger burden on households than previously thought.
Nearly one in three Americans who are now having to pay down their student debt–or a staggering 31.5%–are at least a month behind on their payments, new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis suggests. That figure is far higher than official delinquency measures reported by the Education Department and the New York Fed. And it’s also likely the most accurate.
Here’s why: The official measures reflect delinquencies as a share of all Americans with student debt, but millions of borrowers aren’t even required to make payments yet. Many are currently in college or grad school and thus don’t have to make payments until six months after they leave. Others are out of school and past that grace period but have received permission by their lender—the federal government in most cases—to suspend payments for a range of reasons, such as being unemployed.
Including these borrowers in the broader pool of student-loan debt makes official delinquency rates artificially low. For example, figures from the New York Fed’s quarterly report on household credit shows roughly 17% of all student-loan borrowers were at least 30 days behind on a payment at the start of this year. That’s still a very high number, but misleading nonetheless…read more