Thread: Immigration law could cut funding for schools

Immigration law could cut funding for schools
published Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
by Kelli Gauthier

Although a federal judge temporarily has blocked some of the more controversial components of Georgia’s tough new immigration law, some anxious Hispanic families already have left North Georgia, leaving school officials wondering about the impact on fall enrollment.

There is no way to know how many students in North Georgia school systems are in the country illegally, but school officials suspect that some of their Hispanic students and families will leave the state to avoid the possibility of deportation.

“In fact, some teachers feel that the enrollment is going to be down,â€

1. More proof that enforcement works.

2. Its all about the money to these supposed educators (better off homeschooling rather than having your kids indoctrinated into global socialism anyways)

3. I see nothing but good for American citizens here (except the handful that profit from illegal immigration of course)

In the short term there probably will be some disruption across the board. Fewer students would mean fewer resources needed. Does it seem that the welfare mentality has seeped into education as well. The idea of procuring more students in order to be able to receive more Federal $ looks exactly the same as welfare mothers popping out babies to receive a bigger check from said Government. Does not say how much the Feds kick in , but I would bet it is not $8,000 per student. In addition the article is misleading in stating " fewer property tax dollars will be collected." Are these properties being taken on the bus with the Illegals when they leave? Property tax is not dependant on whether or not a home or apartment is occupied. Property taxes will continue to be collected and paid at the rate they are now. Sales taxes may decline somewhat, but there again less demand on resources provided by collection of those sales taxes will be offset. I for one will join the protesters in chanting SI SE PUEDE. These folks should take the position of the glass being half full instead of half empty. They are not losing anything , they are gaining control.

quote(Property taxes will continue to be collected and paid at the rate they are now. )quote

After nearly 45 years of work I still pay school property tax which IMO is bad enough to throw in the fact I'm paying for illegals to attend school is worse.

I've never agreed to subsidize cheap labor for contractors and yet that is in fact what we are doing. Both parties continue to talk of the high cost of seniors aka SS and Medicare however they never speak of the burden put on seniors via the slave market with illegal immigration one can only wonder why.

the article is misleading in stating " fewer property tax dollars will be collected."

Wher I live the local funding for schools is in the form of property tax. The way i read that it just means if the schools have less need for money the mill levy will go down and taxes would drop a bit. Sounds like a win to me.One risk is being the last state to crack down and having illegals come from other states to feed on you.

Originally Posted by dsprtt

In the short term there probably will be some disruption across the board. Fewer students would mean fewer resources needed. Does it seem that the welfare mentality has seeped into education as well. The idea of procuring more students in order to be able to receive more Federal $ looks exactly the same as welfare mothers popping out babies to receive a bigger check from said Government. Does not say how much the Feds kick in , but I would bet it is not $8,000 per student. In addition the article is misleading in stating " fewer property tax dollars will be collected." Are these properties being taken on the bus with the Illegals when they leave? Property tax is not dependant on whether or not a home or apartment is occupied. Property taxes will continue to be collected and paid at the rate they are now. Sales taxes may decline somewhat, but there again less demand on resources provided by collection of those sales taxes will be offset. I for one will join the protesters in chanting SI SE PUEDE. These folks should take the position of the glass being half full instead of half empty. They are not losing anything , they are gaining control.

Here's an outcome we haven't thought about. If the schools lose students who don't speak English and require all those extra services (which also dumbs down the curriculum because teachers are ignoring the top students in order to bring the bottom ones up), then maybe those who have been home schooling their children will come back to the public schools and THEIR children would generate extra money for the district! What a thought!!

So fewer students in school means less funding. Less students in school means less funding needed... I don't see a problem. Problem is that they want the funding even when its not needed while instead they should only want the needed funding on how many students they need to educate.