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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In your educated opinion .... what percentage of the entering TJ kids would you say moved to the United States only within the last year or so?  And, is this becoming more common?

Put another way, what percentage of successful applicants do most of their preparation in another country (their native country), then move to the US just before application season begins? ie, in enough time to get a legitimate written recommendation from that year's teacher, as is required, but having spent most of the first 13.5 years of life in _[u][name of foreign country here][/u]___
I can read the published demographic stats just like you can, so I'm not asking to be pointed to mere numbers (such as, 'this year, 66% of the entering class is Asian.')[/quote]

Many of the Korean students there aren't actually US citizens and are only here to attend TJ.

The mother is sent here with the kids while the father stays in Korea, and the family returns to Korea in the summer time.  [/quote]

This is shocking. I had no idea that my tax money was being used this way. [/quote]

I've known foreign people who go to New York state, say they don't have any money (although usually it is the opposite... they're rich), and then get free prenatal care and have their babies for free in the U.S.  This kind of stuff is unbelievably common.[/quote]

Bwahahah!!!

The nativism, and fear and resentment of the Big Bad Other is glorious in this post.  Pro tip: tin foil protects you against the cooties they bring with them from them foreigner lands.[/quote]

Sorry but no, I'm not making this up.  In fact, google it yourself.  I personally know these people, and know they took advantage of NY state's program.  In theory the state offers this so that illegal immigrant women get prenatal care without being worried about retribution of any sort, which is fine by me.  What is NOT fine by me is people who have beach houses in their home country going to NY, getting free prenatal care, getting to have their baby in the US, then going back home.  If you think there aren't people who figure out how to play the system, you're being naive.[/quote]

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