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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do people have any idea how much schools are affected by this.

In 2012, Fairfax County Public Schools had 17% ESOL---that was up 1/3 over the year before because of the Unaccompanied Minors.

This year, FCPS has 29% ESOL.

Granted, some of these are a result of legal immigration.  But, 29%?  Not likely.

Most of these kids are on free lunch, and I would imagine other welfare programs.  Certainly, if the kids are here, we must educate and feed them.  Churches gather food to send home on weekends.  I know because we help with that.

These ESOL programs mean that these kids require more resources than  your "average" English speaking kid.  Many of them also are in special education which also requires additional resources and money.

This is draining our schools in this area--and our taxes.[/quote]

But a wall won't solve that problem. 60% of illegal immigration is from visa overstays. [b]Most of those kids came here on a tourist visa and never went home. Or their parents overstayed and gave birth here.[/b]

I know the wall makes you feel good, but it's useless. The tunnel right under it. Save the money and implement e-Verify.[/quote]

We need e-verify, too.  But that will not solve the problem of the guys waiting for jobs at 7-11.

And, walls do help.  Ask the Border Patrol.  Yes, they build tunnels----but tunnels are a lot harder to build that walking in.

As for the kids, many of them came as unaccompanied minors over the border.  Why do you think the number went  up a third in 2012?

There are thousands that cross the southern border constantly.  We need to stop it.
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