Student loan forgiveness

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

The salaries of these professors are ridiculous.
Check out the payroll for Umass...thousands of 6 figure salaries.
When I wanted to sign up for a course to learn autocad....my dad said..."why do you need to pay someone to tell you to open a book and study". He was right...I taught myself through study and practice.
Plumbers and electricians have some protections from the invasion of illegal immigrants...as far as the carpentry trade.....forget it.

The top salaries are listed by name, job title and annual pay.

Mohammad A. Karim, Provost, Executive VC, COO, $295,100
Divina G. Grossman, Chancellor, $280,210
Mary Lu Bilek, Dean, UMass Law, $273,890
Mark Preble, VC, Admin. & Fiscal Services, $229,999
Steven E. Lorenz, Dean of SMAST, $229,413
Jeannette Riley, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, $219,999
Angappa Gunasekaran, Dean, Charlton College of Business, $219,811
Robert E. Peck, Dean, College of Engineering, $216,589
Magali M. Carrera, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, $196,402
Farhad Azadivar, Professor, Engineering, $181,166
Matthew H. Roy, Asst. Provost & Dir. Civic Engagment, $180,874
Gerard Kavanaugh, Sr. VC, Strategic Management, $180,000

and a huge number of the professors don’t work
anywhere near 2,000
hours a year.
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[DZ]

If you accept loan forgiveness there has to be a "repayment" to society.
Maybe for every $25,000 in loan forgiveness... you serve one year in military.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by DZ

If you accept loan forgiveness there has to be a "repayment" to society.
Maybe for every $25,000 in loan forgiveness... you serve one year in military.

Always thought this would make a good pathway to citizenship.
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[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Always thought this would make a good pathway to citizenship.
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It is "Naturalization Through Military Service"

https://www.uscis.gov/military/natur...litary-service

but "After Serving in the Military, Immigrants Now Face Deportation"

https://www.military.com/daily-news/...portation.html

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

It is "Naturalization Through Military Service"

https://www.uscis.gov/military/natur...litary-service

but "After Serving in the Military, Immigrants Now Face Deportation"

https://www.military.com/daily-news/...portation.html

Thats a "Kinda" the same but not really. The naturalization through military service requires you to be a legal permanent resident to enlist. Those coming in illegally can't join the military so they don't qualify for it. Which is more what I was referring to. They want illegals to have a pathway to citizenship, maybe allowing them to enlist is a way.

the 2nd article is fluff that really has no bearing. I feel sorry for the guy, but A) he never filed to become naturalized and B) he became a felon, so that's a big 'Sorry, Not Sorry" for me.

maybe there is some tweaking that needs to be done with the rule.

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Thats a "Kinda" the same but not really. The naturalization through military service requires you to be a legal permanent resident to enlist. Those coming in illegally can't join the military so they don't qualify for it. Which is more what I was referring to. They want illegals to have a pathway to citizenship, maybe allowing them to enlist is a way.

the 2nd article is fluff that really has no bearing. I feel sorry for the guy, but A) he never filed to become naturalized and B) he became a felon, so that's a big 'Sorry, Not Sorry" for me.

maybe there is some tweaking that needs to be done with the rule.

You didn't read the whole article.
Trump eliminated MAVNI almost immediately after election.

There's another much smaller group of veterans who face potential deportation -- asylum seekers, refugees and certain visa-holders who served in the military to provide specific language, health care backgrounds or cultural skills considered vital to the nation's interest. This group is part of the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest program, otherwise known as MAVNI.

More than 10,000 enlisted in MAVNI from 2009 to late 2016, when the program was essentially abolished, according to retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Margaret Stock, who spearheaded MAVNI. Under Stock, the program made it possible for newly enlisted immigrants to get access to a sped-up naturalization process while still in basic training.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Trump eliminated MAVNI almost immediately after election.

That's another kinda, sort of, but not really.

MAVNI was extended through December 2016 but wasn't picked back up. Its suspended, not eliminated. This happened in 2009 and wasn't activated again until 2012.

and this is only for Legal Non-Immigrants, legal being the operative word