Illegal Immigration: How Far Are You Willing to Go to Stop It?

Should Americans Fund or Finance Education For Illegal Immigrants ?

I'll bet when you first considered this question you immediately thought of college, I know I did. And for me that made it pretty much a no brainer.

Do I want to use my tax dollars to give student loans or grants to Juan or Lupita, so they can can get a degree and earn more money to send across the border, and then when we finally get around to deporting them they can take these skills and degrees with them without ever paying ? NO I DO NOT !

But then I did a little research, and considered the question. Once I did this I was glad that I did because this immigration question becomes as much of a quagmire, as any other immigration question does.

The question doesn't say anything about college. The question just asks if I want to fund or finance the education of Illegal Immigrants.

Well, that puts a little bit of a 'bow in the board' doesn't it? Perhaps it won't be as easy to 'fix this fence' as I thought it would be.

My son goes to public school. It's not the best school, but it's not the worst. It is however, the best we can afford. He is 10. We also have twin daughters who are 19 and attend community college. They both live on their own and work two jobs. They have grants and loans, and are hoping for scholarships, when they go to a State College. Both of them earn great grades and work hard so I'm convinced they will get them. But still my wife and I are an emergency financial aid source.

The point is, we fund public education at every turn. We both pay and have always paid taxes. It seems every day the school board puts up another school levy tax. My son drags home fund-raisers for his school all the time. Free public schools has loads of fees, and the list goes on and on.

My son doesn't get the grades I would have hoped for. The teachers have suggested a tutor and we do home work together. I have been to his school on several occasions and the classrooms are crowded. The teachers and teacher helpers seem to have their hands very full. We pay for his lunch and it doesn't look to me like the food is very good. The thing is, I think his school should be better.