(Charlotte Observer) As young undocumented immigrants scrambled this week for high school transcripts and proof of local residency for applications that would allow them to remain and work in the United States legally, state officials across the country began reviewing their own policies to see how a new federal program would affect them.
New issues are creeping up, such as whether President Barack Obama’s order to prevent the deportations of hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants pre-empts state polices that don’t allow illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses or pay resident tuition at public colleges and universities.
“It’s fair to say that we don’t yet know what the impact will be, but will be reviewing the new federal program carefully in the context of N.C. law and university policy,” said Joni Worthington, a spokeswoman for the University of North Carolina system.
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