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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Let me guess. Higher taxes soon because there are no more seats in our schools, amirite? [/quote]

MCPS has 162,680 students. 1,200 unaccompanied minors is less than 1%. If there are no more seats it is hardly the fault of these kids.
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Except thaat's in less than one year with no end in sight.. Multiply the problem by 10 years.  Illegal immigration has been going on for decades in MoCo and it is already straining the county's resources. That's 1,200 more seats taxpayers have to pay for to educate [b]foreign nationals[/b] from another country. Every dollar spent on [b]another country's child[/b] is a dollar not spent on our own children.[/quote]

Before this goes any further, as an international family, I have to ask you to use the term "undocumented immigrant".

My children have dual citizenship. We are foreigners on visas living in Bethesda and pay all our taxes here. Most foreigners in this area are here LEGALLY and pay into the system. The next time you see a child with an accent in your children's school, don't assume they are undocumented.

Also, as someone who has had to jump through an incredible number of ridiculously complex and expensive hoops to stay legally in this country, I harbor no resentment whatsoever against innocent CHILDREN. They have fled gang violence and extreme poverty, I don't blame their parents either for doing their best to ensure a better future for them.

The USA has the means to welcome immigrants of all types. It has the space. It's true our MoCo public schools are burdened right now, but as someone involved in PTA efforts, I can tell you that the burden comes from domestic influx into certain specific areas of Montgomery County. Not foreign.

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