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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Make seperate schools for illegal immigrants.

Make separate schools for kids who do not speak English,

Integrate them in the mainstream schools when they catch up. [/quote]

Are there even enough teachers to teach ELL students? [/quote]

Nope.  We have immigrants coming here illegally from all over the world.  It's not just Spanish speakers.  It's impossible to hire enough teachers to fill the need.  Also, hiring even more ELL teachers means less money for other staff.  We don't have an unlimited budget.  So, we throw the kids into regular classes and expect teachers to pick up the slack.   [/quote]

The casual racism and anti-immigrant hate is just something else on DCUM. People don't even respond to it anymore.

Do any of you people reading this understand that what the PP wrote is:

A. Greatly exaggerated. No, there aren't hordes of non-English speaking students in MCPS, and

B. Hateful? This is public school. You educate the resident kids, regardless of who they are or where they come from. That is the public education compact, and it's a GOOD thing for our long-term future, for which we need educated and socially-integrated immigrants.

If you don't like it, feel free to move or to educate your kids elsewhere. You have choices.

I'm a parent volunteer in my kids' public schools. I've seen the recent immigrants learning English. They're grateful, quick to learn and they've got tons of grit. [b]They don't take away resources from other kids[/b], since the state gives extra money specifically to bring these kids up to speed. These are not snowflake kids. They will grow up to contribute to the economy of the United States and prop up your Social Security benefits.

Don't let your hate shoot you in the foot.
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You are delusional.  Of course resources have been shifted because of large numbers of immigrants to MCPS.  Earlier in the decade, we had approximately 1500 new immigrant kids arriving EVERY year.  That is a new school's worth.  You can find the demographic numbers to see the shift.  And where do you think those "state" tax dollars come from?  MoCo.  In addition, ELL kids ultimately slow down the teaching of native born students.  Those classes just cannot make the same progress.

Trying to shut down people by calling them racist?  Yes, it is OK for people to say that it is frustrating to spend our tax dollars educating illegal immigrants or the American-born children of illegal immigrants, when we have kids who experience generational poverty who need those resources.  Your economic arguments are just as fallacious, but that belongs in a different thread.  I always love the "if you don't like it, move" argument.  Ummm... you are saying that law abiding, tax paying citizens of Maryland should move to make way for illegal economic migrants.  That will definitely end well.
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These people PAY taxes too.  And, those illegals are the ones who care for your kids, clean your house and do your yard among other things.  So, its ok they do all your dirty work but not have their kids educated along side yours?[/quote]

Such a tired, elitist argument.  You want to maintain your source of cheap labor so that you can exploit them.  Great, but quit doing it on the backs of the middle class families in MoCo.  [/quote]

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