Here’s a sad story out of Georgia. By all accounts, Chester Brown, a current high school senior, loves the University of Georgia football program. Really loves. He had the date he verbally committed to the school tatooed on his arm. But Brown, the son of Samoan immigrants, won’t be going. Unfortunately, he got caught up in a controversial immigration policy at UGA which states that undocumented students can’t be admitted over a legal resident if there are space limitations (Brown’s parents say he was born in the United States but lack proper documentation).
In a press release, Brown insisted that the decision was personal and wouldn’t say if the policy forced him to decline, but most sources say it was the policy. At the very least, Brown gets the chance to re-open his recruitment and hopefully still be able to play football, just elsewhere. And his family and others are continuing to see if there’s a way he can take the Georgia scholarship. Hopefully despite this setback, someday he’ll get to join the increasing ranks of American Samoan NFL players.
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