Our Educational Obligation

Once again, our country in general feels that it needs to be the “baby sitter” of the world while it is a country of insane contradictions. Let me explain.

There was an article in today’s Wall Street Journal by Miriam Jordan entitled, “At Public Schools, Immigration Raids Require New Drill.” What the article basically pointed out is that in those areas of the country where the Department of Homeland Security is stepping up its workforce enforcement by raiding plans where known illegals are working, the school system(s) have to come up with a way to “comfort” the children of those “taken away.”

Uh. Excuse me. If the children are in school, then more than likely they weren’t born here. And if they weren’t born here, they are probably not citizens. And if one or both of their parents are “taken away” due to their legal status, then that probably means that the children are in the country illegally as well. Hmmmm. This begs the question of at what point do we draw the line to determine whether we deport someone or not?

I found it quite interesting that the author highlighted Grand Island, Nebraska where a raid last year on the Swift plants in several states that netted some 1,200 illegals. It discussed the plans of the school systems, many of which were made on the fly, and how they dealt with the children of these immigrants.

In Grand Island, for example, you would think the superintendent was on the payroll of the Swift plant. Realizing the growing population of Hispanic children in his schools (42% at last count), he hired multi-lingual staff and help co-found a multi-cultural coalition of hospitals, churches, and businesses. Why? One would hope it was due to a deep seeded concern for the students. But the truth is he relied heavily on what he calls the “trusted Hispanic population” to get him voted into office. When the shit hit the fan, they had a difficult time identifying the children to some of the displaced workers because the names of the works, derived from FAKE social security cards, didn’t match the names of the parents given to the schools. Teachers, staff, social workers, etc. worked “through the night” during this crisis. And the whole point is missed.

The children are innocent bystanders. I am quite sure that they didn’t really have a say as to whether they migrated here or not. But that doesn’t really matter. They are still ILLEGAL. 42% of this town’s student population is using resources of the community, churches, schools, businesses, etc. that are funded by local tax payers. By being illegal, I am quite sure their parents are NOT paying their share of the taxes, so the resources they are using is a form of Welfare in its worst state.

Rightly so, a lot of the students in the days that followed didn’t come to school in fear that their other parent would be taken away. The parents caught up in the raid will be in jail for months awaiting trial for deportation. MONTHS? What the hell for? We know they are illegal. Let’s ship them back, plain and simple.

But because these children are, well, children, are WE obligated to educate them when our own children are being LEFT BEHIND? Are we obligated to allow the use of resources funded by the LEGAL taxpayers, yet in some states taxpayers’ children can’t participate in public school activities because they are being home schooled? At what age do we NOT consider a child illegal? Do we wait until they turn 18, graduate, then hold them accountable?

I think it’s time for America to take a step back, and really look at what the illegal immigrants are doing to our society. They are driving up taxes because of the resources they use and because they DON’T pay any. They are driving up the cost of health care because hospitals and health care providers are morally obligated to provide healthcare to everyone. They are obtaining social security cards and driver’s licenses illegally so that they can work (and not pay taxes). They are tying up the school systems that aren’t prepared for a multi-lingual student body. The city of Williamsburg, VA for example has spent in excess of 2 million dollars over the last three years “educating” this illegal immigrant accused of murder so that he will be able to stand trial. And the list goes on and on and on.

But I think our leaders are just as much to blame. Why? If they are really concerned about our illegal immigrant problem, why were over 2 million allowed to march in every major metropolitan area on May 2nd for the second year in a row, marching for more rights? Why are our leaders afraid to stand up, use the balls they were given, and say, “You are here illegaly. You were not invited. What rights should I give you? What rights do you think you deserve?”

So let me close with this. I am not against immigrants at all. Our culture is made up of a cornucopia of nationalities. But I AM against illegal immigrants who sap our resources and don’t pay their taxes. Let them become legal only after they pay restitution for all of the “freebies” they had while illegal.