In a recently introduced bill, Representatives Larry Womble (D-Forsyth), Earline Parmon (D-Forsyth) and Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford) propose to give free tuition to recently released convicts.
While the merits of giving people that have committed crimes against society a leg up after they complete their obligations to the state can be debated at length, there remains one huge question.
Will there be any room at Mayberry Tech for ex-offenders after North Carolina's Community Colleges allow illegal aliens to go to school at reduced, instate tuition rates? How will these two groups get along in class? The very jobs that ex-offenders hope to get with their new found education will likely go to illegal aliens (whose criminal background outside of the United States is undeterminable) at a cheaper price.
We have a choice to make. Give convicts a chance at a new life on this side of the bars or give their chance to someone that is not supposed to be here in the first place.
“Will there be any room at Mayberry Tech for ex-offenders after North Carolina’s Community Colleges allow illegal aliens to go to school at reduced, instate tuition rates”
Speaking of hicks, who, other than the author of this misinformation, is proposing that illegal aliens be allowed to go to schools at instate rates?
The bill to which you link does not name Pricey Harrison as a sponsor or co-sponsor. Where did you get your information?
First, let me point out to you Mr. Smith that you obviously favor the Leftist tactic of attacking the messenger without addressing the message.
How does the administration of Mayberry Tech know who to charge out of state tuition to and who not to? The larger problem here is that most community colleges don’t validate residency and have no idea who is legally present and who is not.
(I appreciate you throwing the epithet “hick” my way. As a native North Carolinian that has had dirt under his finger nails professionally before and is not afraid of it again, I am concerned however that this may signal an elitest attitude that may cloud your judgment. Don’t hate rural folks, Mr. Smith.)
As to your question about the source of information, I can assure you that Pricey’s name was on the bill as a cosponsor originally when it was filed as noted on the legislature’s web site on March 30th. How her name came to be removed from the bill or why it was on it to begin with is an entirely different question that I’m sure can be solved with a few phone calls.
Thanks for reading the Red Clay Citizen and I look forward to your further comments.
I see that you changed the wording of your post without acknowledging that it was inaccurate to begin with.
My apologies. I see that your original post has not changed.