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NC Board to Discuss Admitting Immigrants

by Associated Press and DIVERSE Staff , August 13, 2008

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Still, Sullivan told the Observer that he did not regret the decision, which he said was based on "good, solid legal reasoning."

"It was ugly for a while. This is such a hot political issue," Sullivan said. "But in the position I serve, I can't make decisions on the politics of it. I have to base my work on whether it is legal or not."

Larry Keen, president of Fayetteville Tech, said he is ready to comply with whatever decision the board makes.

"I'm looking forward to the state board taking this up and resolving it once and for all," Keen said.

Officials said 112 of the 297,000 students seeking degrees in community colleges across the state are immigrants without proper U.S. documentation. None were at Fayetteville Tech as of May.

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