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D.A. KING from page 17
status. I received a reply essentially telling me
to see the laws and eligibility guidelines for
myself.
I also sent a request for comment for this
column to the media department at GSFC. As
of deadline yesterday, there was no response.
I direct readers to the GSFC Dual
Enrollment FAQ page, #7: “Is there a residency
requirement to participate in Dual Enrollment?
A: “There is no residence or citizenship
requirement to participate in the Dual
Enrollment program.” An online GSFC tutorial
is careful to explain that a Social Security
Number is not required for DE participation.
The DE program was the object of legisla
tion in 2020 (HB 444) when it was renamed
and in 2023 with SB 86 and a sixteen-member
Joint Study Committee created in SR 175 -
which was sponsored by twenty-two of the
thirty-three Senate Republicans. At the outset
of the latter endeavor, Co-Chair Rep. Matt
Dubnik (R-Gainesville) explained that “We’re
not trying to fix something that’s broken, We’re
simply trying to take a good program and make
it even better.” Georgia taxpayers may disagree
when educated on the DE program. Sen. Matt
Brass (R-Newnan) was lead sponsor of the
above Dual Enrollment Senate legislation in
2023.
None of this legislation dealt with the fact
that according to federal estimates only six
states host more illegal aliens than Georgia. Or
that the far-left Georgia Budget and Policy
Institute says about 3000 illegals gradate from
Georgia high schools each year. Using that
number, it is logical to assume that the com
bined number of the now DE eligible 11th and
12 grade students in the U.S. illegally is around
6000 in any one school year. Ensuring that they
are not draining the state education budget by
benefitting from the tax-funded, discretionary
DE free-college program seems like a no-
brainer.
For more information on the current state of
the Dual Enrollment program see the Oct. 13,
2023 James Magazine Online report.
Pro-enforcement Georgians of all descrip
tions should be asking Gov. Kemp and law
makers why we are apparently paying for col
lege classes for illegal aliens in an effort to
“expand the workforce” when the “undoc
umented” are not generally eligible to be
employed.
Democrat mayors and governors around the
nation are openly wailing against the cost of
caring for the literal millions of illegals being
waived into the remains of the republic and
dispersed into the nation’s interior by the Biden
administration. Georgia is rewarding them.
Including Kemp, Republican leaders in the
Peach State need to explain the apparent
absence of tools to insure only work-eligible
high school students can access the Dual
Enrollment benefits. It’s liable to be “an issue”
in the 2024 elections.
D.A. King is president of the Dustin Inman
Society’ and proprietor of ImmigrationPolitcs
GA.com
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TRAVIS PITTMAN from page 17
oppressed and politically behind someone that
wanted to “fundamentally change America.”
From the fringes of academia, the transgen
der movement began with a load of cash. One
of the wealthy transgenderism people is
Jennifer Pritzker (bom James in 1950). James
served several years in the
military and went into
business after inheriting a
large part of the Hyatt
hotel fortune. In 2013, he
transitioned to female and
was praised in the press as
the “first trans billion
aire.” She began donating
millions to academia, hos
pitals, and activist organizations.
This money was also linked with political
power through her cousin, Illinois Democratic
Governor J.B. Pritzker. In 2013, the Governor
signed legislation to lace gender theory into
state education and direct medical funds toward
transgender surgeries. Activists got involved
with Lurie Children’s Hospital (largest in
Chicago) to give their ideology a human rights
and scientific cover. They provided local
schools with training, materials, and personnel
to promote transitions for children.
The lists are long that include wealthy indi
viduals, children’s hospitals, school systems,
and activists that promote the idea that sex is
not a biological fact. One of the saddest for me
is downtown Detroit,
Highland Park. This desti
tute area for decades has
one institution that is over
flowing with funds. The
Ruth Ellis Center is a labo
ratory for the synthesis of
The Ruth Ellis Center is a
laboratory for the synthesis of
transgender science and politics.
The center and its partners
conduct medical experiments
on a population of predominately transgender science and
poor black youths. politics. The center and its
partners conduct medical
experiments on a population of predominately
poor black youths.
Rufo concludes his lecture with, I fear, some
prophetic remarks: “Trans ideology is animated
by a profound nihilism that denies human
nature and enables barbarism in the name of
progress - they are condemning legions of chil
dren to a lifetime of sorrows and medical
necessities.”
LEE HAMILTON from page 17
supporting our allies in Israel and Ukraine, or
should it focus on securing the border? In our
democratic society, we continually define and
re-envision the common good.
And that’s a real challenge in these politi
cally divided times. Polarization is nothing new
in America; in some ways, it’s baked into our
two-party system. But increasingly, it seems
like Republicans and Democrats live in sepa
rate worlds. Surveys find that many Americans
view members of the opposing party as dishon
est or immoral. This plays out in Washington,
where Congress is so divided that it has passed
only a handful of bills this year and can barely
agree to keep government operating.
How do we get out of this mess? We can
start by reminding ourselves that we are all
Americans, regardless of party, and there’s
more that unites us than divides us. We share a
common history, and we all have a stake in the
peace and prosperity of our nation. It’s our duty
as citizens to engage with people with different
views, to listen to them and seek common
ground.
We also need to remember that, in a diverse
and pluralistic society like ours, compromise is
a necessity. One of the most worrisome find
ings in recent public opinion polling is that
many Americans view compromise as a dirty
word. If we’re going to make progress, we
need to recognize that our side won’t get every
thing it wants. The common good includes
what’s good for you, not just what’s good for
me.
I’ve always believed that the American peo
ple are fundamentally decent, optimistic and
forward-looking, regardless of our differences.
We are fortunate, in our democracy, to be able
to discuss, debate and ultimately reach agree
ment on tough questions. It’s up to us to define
the common good and to continually strive for
the more perfect union that the founders envi
sioned.
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"The Transgender movement is
pressing its agenda everywhere.
Most publicly, activist teachers are
using classrooms to propagandize
on its behalf and activist health
professionals are promoting the
mutilation of children under the
euphemistic banner of
'Gender-affirming care."
—Christopher F. Rufo, Author—
America's Cultural Revolution
