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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no way that education can be effective and fiscally attainable when some jurisdictions across the country are dealing with hundreds of different native languages.  It.just.cant.be.done.  Everyone suffers.[/quote]

THIS.  x100
I would just love for the liberals defending high ESOL #'s (read: illegal immigrants) to have to send their snowflakes to majority Spanish speaking schools, which simply don't have the resources to serve all the kids, much less the average English speaking ones.  We'd never hear the end of their outrage.  [/quote]

There is only so much money in the school system budget.  It’s impossible to deal with the high WSOL numbers and also adequately provide resources for everything else.

Agree that this is exactly why Trump was elected.  I did not vote for him but if he does keep his promises on curbing illegal immigration, then I would absolutely consider voting for him the next time.

The effects of illegal immigration are evident to me on a daily basis.  Day in and day out. It’s more important to me than abortion (I’m pro-choice) and more important to me than many other issues that politicians focus on.  Illegal immigration has affected me and my family in a way that some of those other issues have not.  [/quote]
Yes. I get dumped on when I mention this, but my elderly parents have lost half their home's equity due to the declining schools overrun with illegal immigrants. There are real, actual costs to American taxpayers when an area is over-populated with non-English speakers, and not just those who have kids who have to go to the public school.

And I agree with you on abortion. I'm pro-choice, since it doesn't impact me (or anyone else) when a woman terminates a pregnancy. But having schools where 45% of the kids are ESOL (some areas of northern Virginia, like Manasses, have this problem), it brings down the pace and complexity of classes. Schoolchildren in these areas are at a big disadvantage when compared to schools with lower ESOL percentages.

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I don't really understand how you think this problem can be solved without investing more $$ in schools - which, yes, means more taxes.  If your plan is to literally round up and deport every illegal immigrant, chances are you'll still be leaving behind a lot of kids (the lovely term 'anchor babies' that previous PP used - though most of those these days are Chinese and Russian, if you actually do your research) who still merit an education.  Alternately, you'll leave (according to your 45% theory) nearly-half-empty schools, which will still cost money to maintain, heat/cool, etc., but with a lowered local tax base to support that.  A closed school isn't any better for property values than one with *gasp* a lot of ESOL kids.  The legal status or native language of the children are not the problem - a refusal of the local populace to pay enough taxes to maintain the necessary staffing ratios and provide the desired level of instruction is the problem.

Re: your parents' property values...unless they bought in the early oughts, I highly doubt their "loss" is real $$ and not just on paper.  Can you name other, actual facets of your life in the DMV that have been negatively impacted by immigration?[/quote]
Nobody in this thread ever said they have been impacted by immigration! Repeat after me: ILLEGAL immigrants.

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OK but again...WHAT IS THE ACTUAL IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE?![/quote]

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