From one who knows: Most Latino students are a credit to this community – Asheville, North Carolina From: citizen-times.com

I would like to commend Gov. Easley for supporting our students in North Carolina who are living in our state but are without proper immigration documents. I have the privilege of working with these students every day in the high schools of Buncombe County.

In addition to being the coordinator of the Migrant Education Program, I am one of the advisors of the AIM Club. AIM stands for Action, Inspiration and Motivation. This chapter was founded in 2004 for migrant and Latino high school students with the support of the N.C. Migrant Education Program. There are many other clubs across the state that have a longer history than ours. Our stated goal is “to get students, parents and school personnel to take action that will inspire students to become motivated to stay in school and graduate.” We have also been working hard to educate these families about the importance of higher education and the process to follow to pursue a degree at a community colleges or university. We have taken trips to UNC Asheville, Appalachian State, and A-B Tech.”*

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