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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The public schools are paid for by the u.s. taxpayers.  I don't understand how a parent in S. Korea can just decide to send their kids to public school in the u.s. no rules against this?[/quote]  Yes, there are rules.  But, plenty of people from all over the world break rules here in the US, and plenty of Americans break foreign rules when they visit other countries.  The US gov't has better things to do than go after HS kids who are not committing violent crimes. I'd rather the gov't go after violent criminals, American born or otherwise, than spend tax dollars on going after HS kids from other countries.  After all the violent criminals are gone, then they can spend time and money going after HS kids that are just studying.[/quote]

Finally a honest answer. Yes they are breaking the ruleS but we should turn a blind eye to it because there are bigger problems in the world to worry about.

I do disagree that an American can go to other countries and get away with this. Most I'M familiar with rather strictly enforce their immigration rules.[/quote]
PP here. I'm not just talking about overstaying your visit. I'm talking general law breaking.  Plenty of Americans break laws when visiting foreign countries.  Didn't say should turn a blind eye. Said, with limited resources, I'd rather go after violent criminals than HSers studying. Don't know the percentage, but I'm guessing there aren't thousands of such kids in the country studying, but there are thousands of violent criminals. Also, local gov't doesn't have any jurisdiction over enforcing immigration.  They do, however, have a legal obligation to educate a child who lives in the county.[/quote]

HSers studying is not rule breaking in any way, shape or form.  [/quote]
They are breaking the law if they came here as tourists, and then overstayed their visit.  [/quote]

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