School Officials: Alabama Law On Reporting Illegal Students Is 'Impractical'

Fox News:

PHENIX CITY, Ala. -- – Some Alabama educators fear the state's new law cracking down on illegal immigration could jeopardize millions of dollars in federal funding for public schools.

At issue is one provision in the law requiring schools to report the number of undocumented students they enroll.

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Comments

[Hlynn]

02:20 AM on 07/27/2011

First, President Obama has had more people with illegal resident status deported than President Bush did, so anyone saying he's doing nothing, or not doing enough, about the situation is wrong.

Second, the Supreme Court made it very clear many years ago that all children, regardless of legal resident status, have a right to a free public education in this country. If the legislators of Alabama don't like it, they can go to the Supreme Court and try to get it changed. They shouldn't put school staff in the position of having to do their dirty work for them.

Third, false documents are easy to make and buy, and schools accept paperwork as written since no district has the resources to verify sbumitted paperwork.

Fourth, this ridiculous law will do nothing about identifying those with illegal residence status, but it will be a boon for those who know how to create false documents, so this law has the very real potential to increase that illegal activity. Way to go, Alabama!

[onelobo53]

04:52 PM on 07/26/2011

I thought, in order to even register a student to school, you need to produce a birth certificate,
a home address. and a proof they are inoculated for shots

[P51MUSTANG]

04:04 PM on 07/26/2011

How many employers are currently in jail, nation-wide, for hiring illegals?

Any? One? Less than a dozen?

[sigmaroa]

03:05 PM on 07/26/2011

"Some Alabama educators fear the state's new law cracking down on illegal immigration could jeopardize millions of dollars in federal funding for public schools." Wow that would mean some taxpayers dollars would be saved

[OneManRoaring]

04:58 PM on 07/26/2011

What makes people think that if they leave things as they are, there is no cost to the average citizen? Watch this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLJxmJZXgNI

[spoonbill1963]

02:41 PM on 07/26/2011

Report them and ship them back home.

[tubette]

11:27 AM on 07/26/2011

Does anyone think the GOP cares if the education system suffers?

[Getrealmofo]

11:54 AM on 07/26/2011

Just another example that this Administration has no desire to solve the illegal immigrant problem. How about stop solving the symptom...which is cutting off funding...and solve the PROBLEM which are illegals.

[spoonbill1963]

02:41 PM on 07/26/2011

Amen.

http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/003289.html

[Vetinari]

04:01 PM on 07/26/2011

Nope, the problem is the people who lure the illegals here. Stop them and illegals wont come here anymore.

[chatnuptime1]

03:47 AM on 07/27/2011

I am certain that they want it to suffer. The more people graduate smarter the more Democrats grow. So they figure that if they dummy down America they can keep what small parsal of the voting block they can via the wealthy, private school droned kids. What do they care if Public Schools fail. None of their kids go to them. Ask your representatives to the GOP where do your kids go to school at? I will tell you my Governers kids are in Private school while he hacks away at Public school funding , teachers, and credible curriculum.