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College and Undocumented Students

Teenage students who are academically gifted but classified as illegal aliens, often fail to go on to college after high school because they lack proper documentation and fear deportation if they seek higher education. Recently, the Board of Regents in Dalton, Georgia ruled that students, who are here illegally, will be allowed to attend the state's colleges if they are academically qualified. Rob Hilton reports.

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