Schools: Immigrant families leaving Arizona because of new immigration law

[Patranus]

Good for Arizona, bad for California, they are all probably coming here. Now if only CA could get a similar law going.

California overwhelmingly passed a law in 1994.
The "progressives" got the courts to shoot it down and the "progressives" Governor didn't appeal the ruling which most legal experts thought they would win.

 

[JSt0rm]

California overwhelmingly passed a law in 1994.
The "progressives" got the courts to shoot it down and the "progressives" Governor didn't appeal the ruling which most legal experts thought they would win.

those progressives. Ruined the country with sushi red wine and prius

 

[Fern]

Any student illegal or not is federal money. More students in a school = more money.

Budgets have to be balanced and are based on the previous years enrollment. If 40 less kids show up next August, illegal or not, the principal will have no choice, but to cut another couple of teachers. A couple less teachers means more students per classroom.

Why AZ is having such a tough time in particular is that the legislature took away guaranteed already voted on prop301 money. Districts weren't ready to have millions of dollars taken away a few weeks ago

The federal money is insufficient to entirely offset the cost of any student's education.

In my county (in NC) we've had a huge influx of immigrants, many illegal. Our school system is under extreme financial pressure. If the federal money was all that great it wouldn't be.

Given many school systems' problems, fewer kids, whether illegal or legal, is helpful. Cuts have already been made due to the poor economy and lower state/local revenue. Teaching positions have been eliminated already resulting in more kids-per-class. With some students leaving we could again reduce class size back to pre-recession levels.

Fern

 

[rpanic]

The federal money is insufficient to entirely offset the cost of any student's education.

In my county (in NC) we've had a huge influx of immigrants, many illegal. Our school system is under extreme financial pressure. If the federal money was all that great it wouldn't be.

Given many school systems' problems, fewer kids, whether illegal or legal, is helpful. Cuts have already been made due to the poor economy and lower state/local revenue. Teaching positions have been eliminated already resulting in more kids-per-class. With some students leaving we could again reduce class size back to pre-recession levels.

Fern

I don’t think people take into account that it is much more to educate an illegal child and it takes away funding from the American child. If the government is giving a fixed amount for every child regardless of status the legal child looses out since part of that child’s share has to be given to teach the Illegal ESL, provide free lunch and other programs. And that doesn’t even take into account that the illegal child’s parents are not paying taxes.

So if they leave the English speaking American child ends up getting better funding and a better education.

 

[LittleNemoNES]

the only thing that matters in this world is if you are legal or not
(...)

 

[dmcowen674]

Now we just have to pass a law that Republicans will leave :thumbsup:

 

[Infohawk]

Now we just have to pass a law that Republicans will leave :thumbsup:

I'd rather live with Republicans than illegal Mexicans. And I didn't vote for GWB.

 

[shortylickens]

I'd rather live with Republicans than illegal Mexicans. And I didn't vote for GWB.

Win, win, and win.

 

[theflyingpig]

Abandon your homes! Flee! Fleeeeeeeee for your lives! HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

 

[spacejamz]

Where is all the uproar and boycotts against MA???

 

[piasabird]

Whatever. Maybe test scores will go up.

 

[rpanic]

So you think when an illegal leaves a state, he leaves a forwarding address with the FBI or what? What kind of proof would yu expect one way or another? Maybe you think we should set up some safety checkpoints to check for illegals at the state line? It might be cheaper to just give away free bus tickets if they want to leave the state.

You know I bet U-haul would let them use there trucks for free to go to CA.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Now we just have to pass a law that Republicans will leave :thumbsup:

I'd rather live with Republicans than illegal Mexicans. And I didn't vote for GWB.

lol pwnd