[quote=deadzone]Well if you are realistic lower income people are not generally attending universities anyway especially not top tier schools like UC, unless they are provided assistance which is usually tax payer supported in one way or another.[/quote]
right now as part of the immigration pipeline is the the money and employment factor. Immigrants can apply for legal status claiming they have essential skills needed by American companies or if they have enough money to invest in the country and create jobs.
Essentially what the country is saying is we value your skills and we value your money.
What is wrong with saying we value your academic achievements? which we know eventually lead to skills and money. (and like I mentioned earlier, raise the bar, as I’m sure we all know the quality of the student body at most community colleges).