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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Illegal immigration has destroyed fcps[/quote]

True! And the school board is well aware and wants to instead talk about equity...well, illegal immigration is draining school resources and pulling the schools down. Parents are illiterate in their native language and aren't learning English.  But, you are racist if you mention this (cue the posts that will label me as such) or articulate your concerns. We have 18 year old high school freshmen who are legally emancipated. Pregnant middle school girls. Sorry, but illegal immigration is precisely WHY FCPS are circling the drain. Look at Falls Church HS, Herndon HS, Luther Jackson MS, Hutchison ES as examples of schools on the edge. I would move before sending my DC to these schools. [/quote]

I don’t think you’re racist. I think you have the guts to talk about what has and is going on in the school system. A LOT of kids are getting left behind and it’s time we came together as a community to find a solution. [/quote]

I think you’re both anti-immigrant racists who post on an anonymous forum because you know your views are regressive and outdated.  [/quote]

NP. I think it’s impossible to point out that immigration has very large near term costs and less measurable long term benefits. It’s only ok to talk about the latter because talking about the former makes everyone feel uncomfortable. The truth is that our schools are not generally not prepared to educate 17 year olds with a fourth grade education in the native language.[/quote]

There are certainly economists capable of addressing the long-term benefits of immigration and, in turn, the challenges that aging countries with declining birth rates like Japan and Italy are facing.

And it’s also telling that those railing against ESOL students quickly default to an extreme example - a 17-year-old with a fourth-grade education from a non-English speaking country - as if that were the norm rather than the exception.  Yes, those are tough situations. [/quote]

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