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A Conversation With Jessica Colotl
November 17, 2015 at 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Kennesaw State University students will be hosting Jessica Colotl on campus, for a conversation on her 2010 arrest that made national headlines and sparked the immigration debate. She will be joined by Dr. Marie Marquardt, of Emory University.
Following the arrest of Ms. Colotl, in 2011 the Georgia Board of Regents’ implemented Policy 4.1.6 and Policy 4.3.4, a pair of rules which ban undocumented students from five major public universities in Georgia and prohibit them from qualifying for in-state tuition. Georgia is one of only three states – including Alabama and South Carolina – to institute an admissions ban against undocumented students in public higher education.
This event will mark the first time Ms. Colotl – now a KSU graduate – speaks publicly on KSU’s campus specifically concerning her experience in 2010 as an undocumented youth and college student here in Georgia. Dr. Marquardt will facilitate the conversation through a series of questions focused on highlighting the human effects of immigration policy. Offering a human-focused counter narrative to the current political rhetoric, this event explores the heavy toll that restrictive immigration and education policies take on Georgia’s youth.
