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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just curious... And this is a serious question though it does sound snarky and will likely get backlash, but I'd like to understand.
As liberals, we are usually in support of undocumented workers attending our schools, receiving services, and potentially taking slots from so called "legal" residents.  Yet, locally, when it impacts us such as in the case with this post (ie legal vs illegal residency) why do we put aside our open and inclusive beliefs when it is in our own local community? Don't you think we should lead by example?  
I know this is not an apples to apples comparison, but the underlying issues are the same. [/quote]

Sure, this one is easy.

I am in favor of the children of undocumented migrants using the school, health and other systems while they are here. No-one gains from having a bunch of kids roaming the streets. It's the humane thing to do, it's the self-interested thing to do, we're rich enough as a country to afford it, and part of this wealth comes from the same immigrants, as others have pointed out.

I also support increased deportations, increased investigation of immigration status, increased border security.

Basically, this is Obama's position. It's rational to simultaneously want to see the kids educated and healthy while here, while also wanting to see the family deported ASAP, where the education can continue in the home country.

For the residency cheaters, the kid gets an American education either way, and I bet that in a lot of residency cheating cases, the "sending school" isn't even that bad, it's just not as good as the "receiving school". I see no compelling policy reason to be lenient and allow people to subvert the sensible and fair rules that are in place. If we want more OOB, we can use set-asides, as proposed by the DME, and people can apply fair and square.

To summarize, it's the difference between a kid having access to ANY school (undocumented migrants) versus having access to a school in a more expensive neighborhood versus a less expensive one.

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