Star Genius High School Robot Team Can't Afford College
Linked by David Adams on Wed 6th Apr 2005 20:21 UTC
In the News This month's Wired magazine has a terriffic story about a team of students from a high school in an economically depressed part of Phoenix, who took part in an underwater-robot building competition against students from the top universities in the country -- and won. All of the students are undocumented Mexican immigrants who don't qualify for most financial aid or even in-state tuition, and therefore can't afford to attend college, in the US, Mexico, or anywhere. When I read the article I determined to try to do something to help give these kids their chance, and I was delighted to discover that their faculty advisor has set up a scholarship fund for them, and I'm about to donate some money to help. I'd like to encourage OSNews readers to read the story, and if they feel the same way, to donate.
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So let me see if I get this right... they're undocumented Mexican nationals residing in Arizona and are leeching off of my federal tax dollars and the state tax dollars of Arizona residents to get a free education. And now we're supposed to feel sorry for them and get them scholarships? To where, US schools that they can't attend without a visa anyway? Contrary to popular belief, Mexico *does* have technical education facilities. In fact, I work with quite a few Mexican nationals in Mexico who work for my boss's company full time and go to school part time. They get Bachelor's degrees in 4 years and the large majority of their education is free. Personally, I commend them for the technical abilities, but rather than give them scholarship monies, we should deport their asses back to Mexico. Being the land of the free and brave *should* have its boundaries... pun intended.

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