Republican candidate for governor called for college students to have to document their citizenship to be admitted into Georgia’s public colleges and universities
Undocumented Kennesaw State student subject of scrutiny
By Kristina Torres
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Released last week from an immigration detention center, Jessica Colotl plans to sign up for summer and fall classes at her suburban Atlanta university with an eye toward graduating next spring.
Growing attention about her situation, however, may not make that easy.
On Tuesday, a Republican candidate for governor called for college students to have to document their citizenship to be admitted into Georgia’s public colleges and universities while the system’s chancellor defended how Kennesaw State University handled its admission of Colotl — an illegal immigrant — to its campus.