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Print Article Email Article Most Popular Change Type Size ASU scholarship program for non-citizens is revived
Anne Ryman
The Arizona Republic
Mar. 6, 2008 12:00 AM

A controversial scholarship that benefited Arizona State University students who are in the country illegally is being revived.

Since the news media reported last month that the special scholarship’s funding had run out for the 2008-09 school year, private donors in the Valley have stepped forward, ASU President Michael Crow said. ASU officials are working with a third-party group to provide scholarship money.

Crow said he "can’t guarantee," but it’s his hope that enough money will be available to cover the estimated 200 to 300 students who have to pay higher, out-of-state tuition as a result of changes in state law. ASU officials are advising those students to go ahead and register for fall courses. advertisement

"In the last few weeks, we’ve made tremendous progress with other parties outside the university to secure the resources," Crow said.

"So there will be the resources necessary for these students to continue their education."

A fund called the American Dream Fund Coalition has been set up and is being maintained by the non-profit group Chicanos Por La Causa.

He estimates the cost at about $3 million a year, adding that the money will come from private sources and not state funding.

For the past year, 207 undocumented immigrants who graduated from Arizona high schools have received private scholarship money through the ASU Foundation.

The scholarships started after the voter-approved Proposition 300 took effect in late 2006, requiring illegal immigrants to pay out-of-state tuition at the state’s universities and community colleges. Out-of-state tuition and fees are about $17,000 a year at ASU while the in-state amount is nearly $5,000. The law also prevents illegal immigrants from receiving state scholarships.

When Crow announced the scholarships last year, he met with criticism from some state lawmakers who questioned whether the strategy complied with the law. ASU officials have maintained the scholarship is legal because they use private, not state, money.

"We’re just trying to be helpful to them because many of them are really great students," Crow said.

Crow said the students, who ASU calls "special-class international students," are victims of the bad public policy of various countries, including the United States. Not all the students are from Mexico, he said. Some are from China and other countries, and they lack proof of citizenship or legal residency. "It turns out somehow they’ve ended up in the United States, and they have citizenship nowhere," he said.

Private citizens have come forward with donations, he said, "and that’s going to be how they are going to pay for their education going forward."

State Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, said he has no problem with private groups’ fundraising, but ASU should steer clear of any involvement.

"ASU can’t work behind the scenes," he said. "They can’t work upfront and dispense these (scholarships). They can’t have any involvement."

Arizona should have ALL of it’s federal funds cut off. They are aiding and abetting known criminals.

I am participating in a charity event to raise money for the local humane society. I need to put a note on the jar that asks for donations

Name of the organization that is receiving the donations

there is nothing in this area for those who need help

any one know where i can get information on how to do this or start one up?

being in a state that has many help centers i want to also start one, but different one from the ones that exist. i don’t have the money. i have the drive and the ideas, but money is the hardest part of all. good luck and many prayers for your helping heart. don’t give up. i don’t know your area, but good luck and god bless. prayers are with you.

I am filling out an application, and it asks for "Volunteer Activities". I haven’t given a lot of my time, but I do make regular monetary donations to different organizations. Can I count this as volunteer work?

nope…..you have to do work for them and get no money or a certificate for it.
you donating money doesn’t really count as volunteer work

Why are they so corrupt sluggish and stupid? What is WRONG with them? All they have is ONE JOB to ENFORCE THE CONSTITUTION which strictly prohibits government from fooling around in private contracts of any sort.

Not only did the bailouts lead to hostile takeover by the government, then unfair bankrupty practices and now sale to a foreign auto manufacturer (bye bye American jobs forever), but Chrysler dealerships were closed based on donation history to republicans versus democrats!

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS STUPID SUPREME COURT?

Obama scares them, they are afrid they will be called bigots if they disagree like everyone else is.~!

where it is never specified what the money would actually be used for? And then just pocket it?

Don’t bother. You can avoid fraud charges by ADMITTING you are begging for your own use. There are just as many fools that will donate under those circumstances as there are that would donate to an unidentified cause.

does anyone know how I can confirm if they are ligitamate, and if there were any complaints against them?

Wow, I didn’t know you could donate your old asians like that. Now I know where to get rid of all the extra ones I have lying around the house.

I already submitted a request for shaws supermarket, wal-mart, and target (although they declined it), are their any other companies that have a donation program?! Thanks a lot for your help!
For service-learning in school, I need companies to donate $ to a specific charity of mine – hope that helps!

Could you clarify?
Is your project getting donations for a charity?
Or are you looking for Companies that will donate $ for a charity that does service projects?

I don’t know how to answer since I don’t under stand th question.

I’m trying to go to Africa to build a much needed health clinic. A women died giving birth because there was nowhere for her to go. The only thing holding me back is money. I have a lot of medical problems and all my extra money goes towards bills or medication. I only need $1,800 to make this happen, but I’m at a loss as to where to find it. My family (close and extended) are kind of out of the question. Where else can I turn to? This mission means A LOT to me and to many other people. I hate the reason I didn’t to be because of money. I’m just not sure how to go about collecting donations or asking people for money. I believe the God wants me to do this so God will provide a way. I pray this everyday and I’m hoping one of you will ahve the way. Thank you.

If it were me…I would ask business owners like: Realtors, Car Dealerships, Banks, Hospitals,etc…then I would contact human interest groups like your Community Foundation (could have another name), Kiwanis, Rotary, Red Hat Society,etc (you can usually find a list of these groups at your local United Way). If you belong to a church maybe they can do an offering or maybe you can visit sister churches and give a presentation and ask for donations.

You could hold some fundraisers…car wash, walk, dinner/breakfast, etc. You could contact the local media and radio and see if they can do an article or radio spot for your cause.

Hope that helped.

Read this….long but illuminating…

I know that most of you have seen or heard parts of this auto deal!! But you won’t believe what you read that you didn’t know. And it just keeps going.

Chrysler’s Railroad
This could be a scandal of epic proportions and one that makes Nixon’s Watergate or Clinton ’s Monica Lewinsky affair pale by comparison.
Why was there neither rhyme nor reason as to which dealerships of the Chrysler Corporation were to be closed? Roll the clock back to the weeks just before Chrysler declared bankruptcy. Chrysler, like GM, was in dire financial straits and federal government graciously offered to "buy the company" and keep them out of bankruptcy and "save jobs." Chrysler was, in the words of Obama and his administration, "too big to fail," same story with GM..

The feds organized their "Automotive Task Force" to fix Chrysler and GM. Obama, in an act that is 100% unconstitutional, appointed a guy named Steve Rattner to be the White House’s official Car Czar- literally, that’s what his title is. Rattner is the liaison between Obama, Chrysler, and GM.

Initially, the national media reported that Chrysler had made this list of dealerships. That is not true. The Washington Examiner, Newsmax, Fox New and a host of other news agencies discovered that the list of dealerships was put together by the "Automotive Task Force" headed by no one other than Mr. Steve Rattner. Now the plot thickens.

Remember earlier we said earlier that there was neither rhyme nor reason why certain dealerships were closed? Actually there’s a very interesting pattern as to who was closed down. Again, on May 27, 2009, The Washington Examiner and Newsmax exposed the connection.

Amazingly, of the 789 dealerships closed by the federal government 788 had donated money, exclusively, to Republican political causes, while contributing nothing to Democratic political causes. The only "Democratic" dealership on the list was found to have donated $7,700 to Hillary’s campaign, and a bit over $2,000 to John Edwards. This same dealership, reportedly, also gave $200 to Obama’s campaign. Does that seem a little odd to you?

Steve Rattner, the guy who put the list together. Well, he happens to be married to a woman named Maureen White, who happens to be the former national finance chairman of the Democratic National Committee. As such, she would have access to campaign donation records from everyone in the nation, Republican or Democrat. But of course, this is just a wacky coincidence, we’re certain.

Then comes another really wacky coincidence. On that list of dealerships being closed down, a weird thing happen in Arkansas , North Louisiana, and Southern Missouri .

It seems that Bill Clinton’s former White House Chief of Staff, Mack McClarty, owns a chain of dealership in that region, partnered with a fellow by the name of Robert Johnson. Johnson happens to be founder of Black Entertainment Television and was a huge Obama supporter and financier. These guys own a half dozen Chrysler stores under the company title of RLJ-McClarty-Landers.

Interestingly, none of their dealerships were ordered closed – not one- while all of their competing Chrysler/Dodge and Jeep dealership were! Eight dealerships located near the dealerships owned by McClarty and Johnson were ordered shut down. Thus, by pure luck, these two major Obama supporters now have virtual monopoly on Chrysler sales in their zone. Isn’t that amazing? Go look in The Washington Examiner, the story’s there, and it’s in a dozen or so other web-based news organization, this isn’t being made up.

Now if you thought Chrysler was owned by Fiat, you are mistaken. Under the federal court ruling, 65% of Chrysler is now owned by the federal government and the United Auto Workers union- Fiat owns 20%. The other 15% is till privately owned and presumably will be traded on the stock market. Obama smiles and says he doesn’t want to run the auto industry.

As horrifying as this is to comprehend, and being as how this used to be the United States of America, it would appear that the president has the power to destroy private businesses and eliminate upwards of 100,000 jobs, just because they don’t agree with his political agenda. This is Nazi Germany stuff, and it’s happening right here, right now, in your back yard.

There are voices in Washington demanding an explanation, but the "Automotive Task Force" has released no information to the public or any of the senators demanding answers for what has been done. Keep your ear to the ground for more on this story. If you’ve ever wanted to make a difference about anything in your life, get on the phone to your national senator or representative in the House and demand an investigation on this.

Benjamin Franklin had it right when he said, "All that’s necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."

Car Czar No More

An amazing thing happed as this story was going to press. Obama’s Car Czar,

Did you know that 68% of all statistics are completely made up?

Didn’t link a source, did you? It would be very interesting to actually see the information and read it myself instead of just trusting some anonymous poster.

There are no official "Czar" titles in the White House. This is all something that the media started calling them. And, there is nothing unconstitutional about the President having advisers (which is what these so-called "Czars" really are).

And, here is something else to chew on. Our local GM dealership also owns the local Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep dealership. And you know something? THEY JUST BOUGHT THE LOCAL FORD/MERCURY DEALERSHIP ALSO!!!! There must be some type of conspiracy angle you can come up with for this, isn’t there?