{"id":17256,"date":"2021-02-22T07:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T07:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/2021\/02\/los-grupos-de-defensa-participan-en-una-audiencia-legislativa-positiva-para-ampliar-el-acceso-de-los-estudiantes-inmigrantes-al-tiempo-que-piden-menos-restricciones\/"},"modified":"2023-03-13T13:25:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T13:25:30","slug":"los-grupos-de-defensa-participan-en-una-audiencia-legislativa-positiva-para-ampliar-el-acceso-de-los-estudiantes-inmigrantes-al-tiempo-que-piden-menos-restricciones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/es\/2021\/02\/los-grupos-de-defensa-participan-en-una-audiencia-legislativa-positiva-para-ampliar-el-acceso-de-los-estudiantes-inmigrantes-al-tiempo-que-piden-menos-restricciones\/","title":{"rendered":"Los grupos de defensa participan en una audiencia legislativa positiva para ampliar el acceso de los estudiantes inmigrantes, al tiempo que piden menos restricciones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
<\/strong>February 22, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONTACT INFORMATION
<\/strong>James C. Woo
404.585.8446 x 104
jwoo@advancingjustice-atlanta.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlanta, GA<\/strong> \u2014 On Friday, February 19th, Advancing Justice-Atlanta testified acknowledging the progress made towards tuition equity with the hearing of bipartisan supported House Bill 120, Georgia Resident In-State Tuition Act (HB 120). We appreciate Representative Kasey Carpenter\u2019s efforts in bringing HB 120 before the House Higher Education Committee. The committee hearing included its share of distractions which Chairman Chuck Martin handled with care while reminding everyone of the purpose of today\u2019s hearing and providing an opportunity for everyone to provide testimony. Though the bill still leaves out thousands of Georgians, Friday\u2019s committee meeting shows that there is a shared goal towards providing equity for immigrant students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During Friday\u2019s hearing, a diverse group of supporters discussed and provided feedback on HB 120. There was nearly universal support for extending in-state tuition to DACA recipients among all those who testified. Testimony included impacted community members who bravely shared their stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As reflected in its initial version<\/a>, HB 120 provides conditions for noncitizen students to receive in-state tuition in Georgia at non-research universities in the University System of Georgia. During Friday\u2019s hearing, a substitute bill was shared that added further restrictions to the bill. Despite its intention to create equitable access, the new language makes DACA recipients and other deferred action recipients the only noncitizens eligible for in-state tuition. This excludes the vast majority of noncitizens in Georgia, including Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs), asylees, immigrants with TPS (Temporary Protected Status), and immigrants issued U-visas and T-visas, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, the bill does not allow noncitizen students to apply for in-state tuition if they attend Georgia State University or Augusta University or if they are over the age of 30 at the time of application for admission. These are arbitrary and unnecessary restrictions that further prevent Georgia\u2019\u2019s noncitizen students from obtaining equitable access to higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As members of the Georgia Immigrant Rights Alliance, the only immigrant-led statewide policy table in Georgia, we support expanding access to in-state tuition but are committed to pushing for wider and more inclusive expansion.  HB 120 is a step in the right direction, but it falls short for countless students and their families who need better access to higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asian Americans Advancing Justice \u2013 Atlanta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asian American Advocacy Fund<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Council on American-Islamic Relations Georgia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coalition of Lideres Latinos<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia Association of Latina Elected Officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia Shift<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laotian American Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latino Community Fund Georgia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poder Latinx<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sur Legal Collaborative<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U-Lead Athens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women Watch Afrika<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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