Illegal gets $300K scholarship to attend University of Chicago – IOTW Report

Illegal gets $300K scholarship to attend University of Chicago

CampusReform: The University of Chicago has awarded an illegal immigrant nearly $300,000 in scholarships to attend the prestigious private institution in the fall.

David Rodriguez (a pseudonym used for security purposes) fled to America from Mexico with his family when he was five years old, eventually settling in Tennessee—a state notoriously opposed to open-border immigration policies.

Accordingly, Rodriguez was rendered ineligible for in-state tuition costs, but was able to apply for certain scholarships in other states under the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which grants students from illegal immigrant families temporary visas to remain in America for college.

Now, Rodriguez plans to attend the University of Chicago after the school awarded him $290,872 in scholarship funds, The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports, noting that the financial assistance makes it cheaper for Rodriguez to attend UC than a Tennessee community college.

“I became active in Black Lives Matter two years ago, became an LGBT rights activist, campaigned for Bernie Sanders,” Rodriguez told The Times Free Press, explaining his qualifications for the scholarship. “I had the GPA, test scores, and activities that could get me into a good college.”  MORE

6 Comments on Illegal gets $300K scholarship to attend University of Chicago

  1. Yeah, so? The dollar isn’t worth much any more, and neither is a degree, even from U of Chicago.

    Wake me up when you have something with a little more pizzaz, such as an illegal immigrant becoming president of the U.S.

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