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Montgomery County officials ponder a solution to the school crisis. . .
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| 2004-06-08 |
| As many as 20 percent — or about 2,000 — of Montgomery County’s (Maryland) eighth-graders whose parents missed a Friday deadline to prove their residency will not be allowed to attend high school next year, county schools officials said yesterday....In an unprecedented effort to stop border crossers from illegally receiving free tuition, school officials began in March to require parents to submit documents such as lease agreements, property-tax bills, utility bills and credit-card bills to prove their residency..... "We’re having a lot of trouble getting verification," Ms. Waits said. "Many of my students may be here illegally from other countries, and they are afraid they might be deported. I’ve assured them that this information won’t be shared with [federal immigration officials] or police." It’s OK if you’re in the country illegally as long as you’re a legal country resident for funding purposes. All it takes to get Montgomery County’s educational bureaucracy excited about "illegals" (immigrants from neighboring school districts who brave the hardships so that their children might have a better life) is the $10,000 a head they have to spend to educate them. We haven’t found the price point yet in California, but I think we’re getting close. |
| Posted by:RWV |
| #7 Bush and Kerry are both open borders politicians, #1, you are right. Kerry wants the votes and Bush wants the cheap labor. Presidente Fox has gone on record as wanting open borders between Mexico, USA, and Canada. I suspect both Bush and Kerry would see the "wisdom" of this proposal, albeit for different reasons. Where to find a politician with a correct stand on protecting our sovereignity? If we get hit with another act of terrorism and it's discovered that the terrorists have snuck across the southern border, there'll be no shortaage of US politicians clamoring to get on the bandwagon of border security. I'm with you on the border security. My parents were both immigrants-legal immigrants-so I feel very strongly about immigrating by the rules. If an immigrant starts out showing no respect for our country's immigration laws, it's downhill from there on. |
| Posted by: rex 2004-06-08 10:42:43 PM |
| #6 Montgomery County Maryland is regularly listed as one of the richest counties in America because it is home to mostly high level bureaucrats for the federal government and there are NO poor people. That is why Go0d made DC, so there woudl be somewhere for the help to live. It is also one of the most Democrat counties in America. That is why they don't mind having illegal immigrants from Mexico in their schools but they do mind having Americans from D. C. That they should turn their backs' on those in need is unconscionable. |
| Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-06-08 7:41:41 PM |
| #5 Actually, they're worried about DC residents trying to get their kids into Montgomery County schools. Given the DC school system, can you blame the parents overly much? |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2004-06-08 2:01:12 PM |
| #4 It doesn't matter if illegal immigrants can come up with twenty five thousand dollars; get out of the country and go home and file your application. Wait your turn and then we'll talk. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-06-08 12:44:54 PM |
| #3 Note, this is in MARYLAND and not a border state like California or Texas. Briggs Chaney, which has about 250 eighth-graders, catches "a small number" of illegally enrolled students from the District and Prince George's County each year, he added. "It's not a whole lot of students, but it's $10,000 per child [in lost tuition], so it impacts our resources," Mr. Hansch said. "We've been paying attention to it for many years because we discover a few kids every year who aren't residing in Montgomery County." Maryland law requires parents to pay tuition if their children attend out-of-county schools. But its ok if they are in the country illegally.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-06-08 11:59:36 AM |
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| Posted by: BigEd 2004-06-08 11:58:00 AM |
| #1 We had better make a decision about whether we are a country of laws or not. Illegal immigrants are being rewarded for breaking laws. Since neither major presidential party is willing to stand up for what's right on immigration reform (Democrats want to give the entire country away in apology for Anglo history; Bush wants to shuck rule-of-law on this question), I am busy looking for a presidential candidate who has the CORRECT stand on immigration: legal and manageable immigration, with no rewards for cheaters. Has anybody learned of a credible candidate who has a sensible stance on immigration? |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-06-08 11:46:18 AM |