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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Like why do you all care so much? What affect will it have on your daily life? Is it the thought that somewhere in America a family without the proper paperwork and time in bureaucratic limbo might be having a happier and higher quality of life? Does that keep you awake at night? That someone might be getting something for free? Why doesn’t it bother you that rich Americans get unearned benefits at your expense? Your economic unease is due to money grubbing top .01% of Americans, not Hispanics fleeing countries torn apart by America’s insatiable appetite for illegal narcotics.[/quote]

My real estate taxes just assessed 6% higher. My home will not sell for more though.[b] 70% of FfX county taxes go to schools and Health & Human services.  Yes I pay. Dearly[/quote][/b]

You're inferring that illegal immigrants are consumers of most of this.  Where is your evidence?  [/quote]

Not the pp.  Former FCPS teacher here. 
Check out the cost of ESOL services in schools.  HUGE.  Over 1/3 of the students in FCPS speak a language other than English at home.  How many of these are here illegally?  We don’t know because they don’t report - they don’t even ask when they are enrolled.  They are not allowed to.
But, you can bet that a large number of these are illegal.  When illegal aliens come here and they are not academically literate in their own language, they use a huge number of resources in this country.  [/quote]

This--plus, I'm pretty sure that FCPS acquired 1000 new ESOL students when the last administration let in the unaccompanied minors.  I am not making up this number--I read it.  I'll try to find the source.

Are you aware that these kids can stay in public schools until the age of 22?  Are you aware of the fact that some of the teens are not literate in their native language--much less English?  Do you have any idea of the additional resources needed to educate these kids?  It is much more expensive than educating the English speaking child.  In addition to ESOL services, there is also a greater need for other Special Education teachers, aides, etc.  Social Workers, counselors, and other additional staff add to the expense, as well.  And, we are not even addressing the additional need for low income housing, food stamps, and other welfare.  Plus, the schools have the added pressure of including these kids in their standardized testing.  Schools get dinged if they are not on grade level--no matter that they came here not speaking English and without formal education in many cases.
These are resources that lead to limiting resources for other kids whose parents are paying taxes.  And, yes, Fairfax County real estate taxes are going up, up, up.[/quote]

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