Online Athens: ATLANTA | Private colleges that don’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities would lose state funding for scholarships and research under a bill approved by the Georgia House on Wednesday.
The majority-GOP chamber approved the bill by a vote of 115 to 55, sending the bill to the Senate which is also controlled by Republicans.
A number of colleges and universities across the country have embraced the “sanctuary campus” label since President Donald Trump’s election. Each school using the phrase defines it somewhat differently, but it’s essentially a promise that the school won’t provide information about students to federal authorities investigating immigration cases.
In Georgia, Emory University students petitioned the school for sanctuary status in November. No school in the state has announced plans to change its policies.
Rep. Earl Ehrhart, a Republican from Marietta who sponsored the bill, said he wants to ensure none do in the future. Ehrhart criticized opponents of his bill as sensitive “snowflakes,” saying colleges can’t pick which laws to follow. MORE
Every now and then, the collection of morons that constitute the Georgia State Legislature will try to pass a common sense bill into law (as appears to be the case here). It is just sad that such a law would need to be passed because college administrators have deluded themselves into believing that they are somehow above the laws and US Constitution that everyone else in America is subject to.
Taking the $ away always gets
a proggy’s attention.
Murder!!!! Lawds the Raycissssm!
Phockem.
The puppeteers of naive college students will be outraged!
Could it be? Are there actually glimmers of sanity returning to this country?
SANCTUARY CITIES FOR GUN OWNERS! (2 can play that game)
*No background checks.
*No medical checks.
*No gun owner is “illegal.”
*Capture and release gun program.
*Subsidized guns.
*Free social programs for guns: gun ranges, bullets, accessories.
*Come out of the shadows, -open carry Ok.
*No paperwork needed.
*Fraudulent names and SSN# never going to be checked.
*Out of state guns welcome!
Y’all had better get to the polls on April 18 for the special election to fill the vacancy created bt Tom Price’s cabinet appointment. The Dems are already claiming victory, like they did with Hillary. But’ll probably go to a runoff in June because the Republican vote is split between so many candidates. It doesn’t have to, if we unite behind Karen Handel, who is within the margin of error right now.
And….the ACLU will appear in …3…2…1
more power to ’em, at the link:
State lawmakers in Alabama, Indiana and Pennsylvania have introduced similar bills withholding state funding to schools that don’t cooperate with immigration authorities.
I think it would be nice if states legislated kicking colleges out of kangaroo courts and requiring due process for college students accused of crimes, especially for victims of hysterical snowflakes accusers crying rape and or hate crimes. The legislation could also guarantee free speech on campuses. Just dreaming.