ATLANTA (AP) - A trio of Republican state senators has sponsored
legislation that would bar illegal immigrants from attending
Georgia state colleges and universities and would tweak some other
state laws having to do with illegal immigration.
      The bill filed Thursday also adjusts some requirements governing
identification requirements for applicants for public benefits laid
out in last year's tough law targeting illegal immigration. It
makes some requirements stricter and loosens others.
      The House Higher Education Committee held a hearing last month
on a bill that would bar illegal immigrants from state colleges and
universities, but did not immediately hold a vote on it. The
university system chancellor told committee members he believes the
system's current policies regarding illegal immigrants are
adequate.

     
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