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Actually it would probably be beneficial if parents had to show proof of citizenship or paid income taxes in order to enroll kids, but they don't. My friend teaches in a school that is almost a complete drain on the system because all the kids are non-citizens.[/quote]

I doubt you'll get much support on this site, but I'll give you a big +1001.

It is INSANE that our scarce educational resources are being diverted to families who ARE HERE ILLEGALLY. How can one argue that doing so doesn't harm the children of tax-paying citizens? My wife is one of several ESOL teachers in a school that is 90% immigrant. Obviously, many are here legally, but MANY are not, speak little to no english, and have parents who are near illiterate in their native languages. Any IB english speakers are screwed. Salaries and teachers are focused on dragging kids up to a very low LCD; kids with high-potential looking for challenges whither on the vine... or if their parents can afford it, escape elsewhere.

I love children - who doesn't? But we're creating a huge incentive for all the world's poor to flood in illegally, overwhelming our infrastructure, driving down wages at the lower end  and therefore exacerbating urban AA unemployment, and so on.

Why on earth is our IB elementary 84% spanish speaking? WTF? [/quote]

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