Politics & Government
Concern about Latino Students Leads to Film Project
Friends in the UGA College of Education team up on video.
Two doctoral candidates in the found they shared a common interest—the welfare of Latinos.
Together, Tobie Bass and Lindy Johnson, who are in the program for language and literacy education, have created a three-minute video to raise awareness of the plight of undocumented students in Georgia.
By using images, they hope to show why people should rethink their opinions.
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Included in the video are footage and photos they shot at a rally in Atlanta last week.
“It’s not so strongly opinionated,” said Bass. “We leave it open for people to interpret in their own way.”
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The Board of Regents prohibits undocumented students from attending UGA, Ga. Tech, Georgia State, the Georgia Health Sciences University or Georgia College and State University. .
Today, the House Committee on Higher Education will consider House Bill 59, which bans undocumented students from all public colleges in Georgia.
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