By Laura Diamond
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 22, 2010
The admission of illegal immigrants into Georgia's public colleges needs to be addressed, let alone whether to allow them to pay out-of-state tuition, a state regent said on Monday.
Meeting for the first time, a 13-person committee formed by the State Board of Regents to deal solely with residency and tuition involving undocumented students acknowledged there is a greater issue involved.
"That is the big question somebody needs to answer," Regent Felton Jenkins said.
Larry Walker, another regent, said a solution must be be found to quell public outrage over illegal immigrants, repeatedly referencing anger and frustrations expressed by Georgians after learning Kennesaw State University had awarded in-state tuition to an undocumented student.
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