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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Assuming there are "goose families". If a family comes here from another country to attend high school, it is likely to be a very good high school. The kid will then attend a good/decent college and likely a graduate school here as well. if the kid attended high school, college & graduate school here, chances are he/she will want to stay in the U.S. after spending all those years including teenage years instead of returning to the native country. The family would certainly pay tuition and other costs for college and grad school after attending a "free high school".

This person is likely to be an educated person paying taxes and contributing to the economy/society instead of committing crimes or receiving government assistance. May even fill one of the STEM jobs that are in shortage according to many of the hi-tech companies and further contribute to the economic activities. May even create jobs.

Would you rather see someone come here and NOT study hard and commit crimes and receive assistance? You have to look at all sides and not just the "free high school" aspect. I think there are millions of illegal aliens who do not study as hard and may not become a productive tax paying member of our society. That should be more of a concern than relatively few number of high achieving high school students getting a free high school education.

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also, they do not pay tuition at TJ as far as I know. If someone knows differently please chime in.  Had they gone to a private school in the U.S., they would have paid tuition, but they don't. For some reason they choose the free public schools.[/quote]

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