Thread: Illegal Immigrants in Schools Targeted in Proposed Bill

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Winston-Salem Journal

8:18 a.m. EDT, June 1, 2011
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.— State Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth, said Tuesday that legislation he proposed would keep track of illegal immigrants in public schools with the overarching goal of stemming the flow of illegal immigration to North Carolina, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

"We are having to make tough choices about what roads get paved, what folks get medical attention, what school teachers are going to have jobs Â… and how we're going to pay for them. And $1 spent on an illegal immigrant in any phase of government is a dollar taken away from somebody who's here legally," Folwell told the paper.

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U.S. Supreme Court Folwell's bill, known as HB744, would require principals to ask parents of new students to say whether the child is a U.S. citizen, and if not, to give the student's immigration status. The bill says that the information on immigration status would be used only for fiscal analysis and not to deny admission to any student.

All children are entitled to a public education, including children who are in the United States illegally, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1982.

That principle was reinforced in May, when the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights sent a letter warning school districts not to let enrollment policies lead to the exclusion of students based on their immigration status.

"You must ensure that you do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin, and that students are not barred from enrolling in public schools at the elementary and secondary levels on the basis of their own citizenship or immigration status," the letter reads.

The Folwell bill says it would not bar any child from getting an education, but Hispanic advocacy groups said it could have other consequences.

"Requiring children to register their immigration status with their schools will inevitably result in discrimination, harassment or exclusion. Plain and simple, the legislators who support these bills are unprincipled cowards," said a press release from the Raleigh-based N.C. Dream Team, an immigrant-rights youth advocacy group.

Folwell said, however, that policies must change to prevent illegal immigrants from choosing North Carolina as their home.

"The main thing I want is to answer the question: What policies are there at the state level that are making North Carolina a magnet for illegal immigration?" Folwell said. "I want to demagnetize this state."

This was the sixth time Folwell has introduced the bill in the four terms he has served in the state General Assembly.

Source: The Winston-Salem Journal

I have made calls today to the NC General Assy and asked for more crack downs of illegal alien invaders.

Get'em outa here!

State Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth,

sounds like a good rep

And $1 spent on an illegal immigrant in any phase of government is a dollar taken away from somebody who's here legally," Folwell told the paper.

Righty-O! Americans first.

Originally Posted by SicNTiredInSoCal

And $1 spent on an illegal immigrant in any phase of government is a dollar taken away from somebody who's here legally," Folwell told the paper.

Righty-O! Americans first.

Not to mention that dollar and any other that is waved around indiscriminately is what draws MORE Illegal Immigration. ALL benefits and handouts to Illegals MUST be taken away in order to combat Illegal Immigration. ANYTHING that draws them here must be removed including Birthright Citizenship. If liberals are allowed to give any U S taxpayer handouts or benefits it is just an invitation for more Illegal Immigration...

And that $1 came from the pocket of an American citizen taxpayer. I'm tired of working hard so illegals can get benefits.

Plain and simple, the legislators who support these bills are unprincipled cowards

Quite the contrary The men and women that stand up to these invaders are of more moral content and strive to preserve our laws of the land.

Cowards, are ones that cave to these illegal invaders and help support pro-illegal invader groups.

Well Dream Team..you BETTER WAKE UP, because your daydreaming will hopefully be coming to a close

All children are entitled to a public education, including children who are in the United States illegally, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1982.

This "ruling" was long before the invasion was out of control. Times have changed for the worse, so it's time to update these "rulings"!!!! I'm sick of these worthless pansyazz "crackdowns". We want action NOW!!!!Not tomorrow NOT next week NOT next month and NOT next year! Our government needs to pull their brown noses out of each others rear end and ENFORCE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION NOW!!!!!

Related but not Duplicated!

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-239752.html

What Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth, is attempting to do is not against federal law. The information being requested is not being used to deport illegal aliens, it will only be used for assessing illegal immigrant impact on school resources. How can this be against the law? In no way does the bill prevent the state from continuing to educate illegal aliens.