MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.
Dayana Rodrigues graduated in the top 5 percent of her high school class in 2007 and completed nursing prerequisites at Horry-Georgetown Technical College.
But in January, the college refused to re-enroll the 20-year-old returning student because she is an undocumented immigrant, The Post and Courier of Charleston reports.
“You know it’s not personal,” she said. “But it is.”
The South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act became law in June and, among other measures, banned illegal immigrants from attending colleges and universities that receive state money.
Supporters of the ban feel strongly that taxpayers’ money should not fund a school that is educating lawbreakers. Opponents said it’s unfair to punish children for their parents’ crimes.
