FCPS makes a policy to not report undocumented to ice

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Anonymous wrote:They want the kids that are here regardless to not be afraid to be educated at least. As the federal government reimburses FCPS based on the number of children educated and not on the number of citizens educated, FCPS is making a rational choice.

Not defending Karl Frisch, however, and I think his determination to make FCPS stand up an entire virtual program for a limited number of people after the pandemic has essentially ended is ridiculous.

Who should foot the bill?

For what? Educating illegal immigrants? Until comprehensive immigration reform is enacted, the taxpayers. But it's clear that the cost of educating these kids is less than the cost of having a bunch of uneducated adults who have no choice but to turn to crime.

It's not clear. You have stats to back that up

A key financial issue that we will face is an insufficient number of immigrants, including illegal ones. They have been funding the social security system for decades, without generally being able to access those benefits. Key economic in next year will be a lack of workers.

[Anonymous]

The schools are pretty rigorous about enforcing illegal immigration. If you go to FCPS but do not live in your school boundary, you get removed from class the same day they find out. But apparently if they are illegally in the country, that's OK they will educate them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They want the kids that are here regardless to not be afraid to be educated at least. As the federal government reimburses FCPS based on the number of children educated and not on the number of citizens educated, FCPS is making a rational choice.

Not defending Karl Frisch, however, and I think his determination to make FCPS stand up an entire virtual program for a limited number of people after the pandemic has essentially ended is ridiculous.

Who should foot the bill?

What bill? You realize that public education is funded primarily by property taxes, right? This means that if someone is here unauthorized but is paying rent, mortgage, or other for living arrangements s/he is still paying into the property tax pool and therefore paying for public education. As such, even undocumented are "footing the bill" as you say for FCPS education for their kids. This idea that they're not paying for themselves is nonsense. Undocumented pay property taxes, sales taxes, and, yes, often employment deductions taken out of pay checks. The difference is that they don't have a right to claim those benefits due to status issues. you are not getting stuck with the bill.

And no, public school system should not be in charge of reporting anything to ICE. They are not an enforcement agency and that is not their job. They should stick to educating. It is in the benefit of all parties that children of all backgrounds get an education. Common knowledge, people.

Agree 100% Legal and illegal immigrants increase the economic pie, not reduce it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am okay with this, because I am not a racist asshole.

Meaning you are not a member of the tribe. Congrats!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Classmates can still report

There is something wrong with you.

These are children.

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Anonymous wrote:While I support stronger controls on immigration, I’m okay with this one. If the rest of our government can’t get a handle on illegal immigration issues, we shouldn’t have our schools doing it.

I’d rather illegal immigrant kids be educated than not, even though I’d rather they not be here at all (or be offered a proper path to legal immigration, guest worker program, whatever).

+1

We are talking about minors, who generally don't have a lot of choices here. Kids should never be afraid to go to school.

They can do the right thing and turn themselves in

And Small Man can turn himself in for inciting a riot on January 6th. Get real

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Anonymous wrote:You get smaller class sizes if you require proof of immigration status. This is more resources per child.

Alabama implemented requirements to check immigration status, and registration dropped substantially.

You mean the law that was struck down as unconstitutional? https://www.ewa.org/blog-latino-ed-beat/court-rules-alabama-cant-ask-students-about-immigration-status

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Anonymous wrote:They want the kids that are here regardless to not be afraid to be educated at least. As the federal government reimburses FCPS based on the number of children educated and not on the number of citizens educated, FCPS is making a rational choice.

Not defending Karl Frisch, however, and I think his determination to make FCPS stand up an entire virtual program for a limited number of people after the pandemic has essentially ended is ridiculous.

Who should foot the bill?

For what? Educating illegal immigrants? Until comprehensive immigration reform is enacted, the taxpayers. But it's clear that the cost of educating these kids is less than the cost of having a bunch of uneducated adults who have no choice but to turn to crime.

It's not clear. You have stats to back that up

A key financial issue that we will face is an insufficient number of immigrants, including illegal ones. They have been funding the social security system for decades, without generally being able to access those benefits. Key economic in next year will be a lack of workers.

I keep hearing that we need UBI because automation is going to reduce the need for workers.

Maybe that's still far enough off that an insufficient workforce will be a concern.