page_title: North Carolina House Bill 11
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: North Carolina House Bill 11 / Background
context_page_description: North Carolina House Bill 11, titled "No Post-Secondary Education/Illegal Aliens," was brought before the North Carolina General Assembly by Representative George Cleveland. The bill was introduced on January 31, 2011, and is currently in committee. The bill calls for the prohibition of admission for undocumented students to North Carolina community colleges and universities.
context_section_description: According to the 2010 United States Census, North Carolina's population was 9,535,483. Of that populace, 800,120 are Hispanic or Latino. The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) reports that in 2009, 30.6% of the foreign born population in North Carolina were citizens. On a national scale, the MPI reports that 11.8% of the foreign-born migrant population that entered in the year 2000 or later, are citizens. These data reflect a national trend in the growing population of Latino-origin migrants, particularly in North Carolina. A statewide split in political ideologies has resulted in an array of policy proposals to manage this growing population in the context of education.
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