Thread: US Citizens paying to Educate mexican children !!!

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/29/mexico ... index.html


HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Thousands of Mexican children are flocking across the U.S. border to attend school, sparking a debate in towns along the border over whether U.S. taxpayers should have to bear the costs of educating them.

The border crossing is so common in El Paso that officials opened a special lane just for students this month.

The Houston Chronicle reported Sunday that more than 1,200 people passed through that lane from Mexico on a recent morning.

Some were college or private school students, but many were coming to attend public schools.

The influx has prompted complaints from those opposed to spending U.S. tax dollars to teach students from Mexico.

The issue is especially timely in El Paso, where the school district -- which expects to take in 10,000 new students in the next five to eight years -- is preparing for a $230 million bond election for new schools next month.

Elaine Hampton, a professor at the University of Texas-El Paso, says the strained state of public education in Mexico pushes many students across the Rio Grande, just as the hope of better jobs entices their parents.

The growth of Mexican border towns like Ciudad Juarez far outpaces the government's ability to build schools, Hampton said, forcing many to turn away students. Mexican schools also can be too expensive for some parents, charging fees for books, photocopies and sometimes even the cost of administering a test.

Although many school officials are unhappy about the situation, they say there are few ways to control the number of Mexican residents attending their schools.

As long as a parent or guardian has proof of residency in that school district -- such as a water bill or lease -- their child can attend. Many of the students were born in U.S. hospitals, making them U.S. citizens who live in Mexico. Others use the addresses of American friends or relatives.

Community pressure has pushed other districts to crack down on those who violate residency requirements.

Susan Carlson, a spokeswoman for the United ISD in Laredo, said her district's schools are extra vigilant with residency checks and recently began fining students found breaking residency rules.

Luis Villalobos, a spokesman for the El Paso Independent School District, said the district has seven officers checking out potentially false addresses.

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Susan Carlson, a spokeswoman for the United ISD in Laredo, said her district's schools are extra vigilant with residency checks and recently began fining students found breaking residency rules.

Such simple common sense and yet in such short supply. Makes one think, in many instances we are our own worst enemy.

Anybody know how much it costs per student per year to educate children in Tx?

In NC, it ranges anywhere from $7,000 to $12,000 each depending on the school district.

What madness is this? Next there will be a Mexican Excise Tax on my pay stub!

Originally Posted by had_enuf

Anybody know how much it costs per student per year to educate children in Tx?

In NC, it ranges anywhere from $7,000 to $12,000 each depending on the school district.

The Texas state government has issued a full report on the cost of education in Texas: Texas: Where We Stand,” February, 2006.
It was downloadable last time I checked.

The national average for one year of education in the K-12 range is $8,600.
Not small change.

This is absolutly one thing the American people should not have to do is educate Mexicos children, among other things but this is affecting the quality of Education our children are receiving .
I think it is about time parents start attending school meeting and complaining about their money going to educate children from another country, put a stop to it, stand up and be heard, don't let them get away with it!! for crying our loud it is your money!!

The businesses that employ the illegals should be paying for their schooling, healthcare, housing and welfare benefits. Instead, the taxpayers are getting stuck with the bill=$22,449 per household...
The Feds want to reimburse the local governments--still our tax dollars.
This will get much worse if more of them are allowed to come here--they will still not make enough to pay their way.

We have got to start taking this country back!!!

Originally Posted by tiredofapathy

What madness is this? Next there will be a Mexican Excise Tax on my pay stub!

Heh, heh. Don't give them any ideas.

People seem surprised. Don't the laws say that we have to educate every child in America no matter where they are from?

Originally Posted by Roxas

People seem surprised. Don't the laws say that we have to educate every child in America no matter where they are from?

Were not surprised, actually nothing this government does surprises any of us, we just get pissed off everytime we read OUR tax money is going to educate people or children that should not be in this country. The over crowding of the schools we built with OUR money to educate OUR children are so over crowded OUR children are not getting the quality of education they should be receiving, and we are getting fed up with OUR children getting cheated out of something that will affect the rest of their life. They keep saying our educational system is broken but they won't face the fact it is really simple the class rooms are over crowded. So is it our responsiblity to build more schools to educate another countrys children I don't think so, And I should have that choice, don't force it on me.