Educating Illegal Children

Paper Summary:

This paper examines how the cost to the American taxpayer for educating the minor children of illegal aliens is indeed a burden to the taxpayer and to public education systems that are struggling to stay afloat in an atmosphere of tax cuts and rigorous laws like the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002. The paper contends that if the current trends arising out of globalization and illegal immigration do not change, then Americans' charitable hearts and minds will change as they begin to experience more and more of the impacts of those conditions economically and socially. The paper concludes that the impact of educating the children of illegal immigrants must be resolved in a way that does not prohibit the young children from being educated since education is the key to diplomacy and world order.

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Introduction
The Cost to States

From the Paper:

"Under federal law, it is illegal for schools to deny admission on the basis of citizenship, race or other criteria that might give rise to allegations of racism. As a result, it was reported in a 2002 Washington Times byline by Jerry Seper (2002), the border states are experiencing severe repercussions stemming from providing educate and healthcare to illegal aliens (A01). The articles cites the case of Pyler v. Doe, which resulted in overturning a State of Texas law intended to prevent the children of illegal aliens from attending school in that state (A01). The article describes the events surrounding the case, which also resolved the question of whether or not states were responsible for educating the children of illegal aliens. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Enforcing Immigration Laws. (2007, March 17). The Washington Times, p. A12. Retrieved March 13, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5019905500
• Kalmar, T. M. (2000). Illegal Alphabets and Adult Biliteracy: Latino Migrants Crossing the Linguistic Border. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Retrieved March 14, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=106216448
• States Pay $7.4 Billion to Educate Illegals; Report Notes Drain on U.S. Children. (2003, August 21). The Washington Times, p. A04. Retrieved March 13, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001985430
• 'We Are Overwhelmed'; Caring for Illegal Immigrants Taxes Facilities in Border States. (2002, September 24). The Washington Times, p. A01. Retrieved March 13, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5000828657

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