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AuH20
02-12-2015, 01:30 PM
I don't even belief in the concept of "Property Taxes" but this is just rich. Here is your cheap labor, Jeb!

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/illegal-immigrants-squeeze-school-budgets/article/2560018


Since the 2005-06 school year, the percent of students enrolled in English proficiency classes has increased by an average of nearly 70 percent across seven school districts in the D.C. metro area, according to a report by the advocacy group, Federation for American Immigration Reform, which promotes tighter border security, an end to illegal immigration and reduced levels of legal immigration.



Disproportionate enrollment increases in the English-learner classes is troubling, because non-English speakers can cost up to twice as much as their proficient counterparts, according to the report.

“Education experts have long realized that the cost of educating a student who is not proficient in English far exceeds the amount actually allocated,” the report said.

Additionally, the amount spent on English proficiency classes in the D.C. area is among the top in the country.

Hooker, however, said that school budgets can be similarly strained by other high-cost students, such as those recipients of free and reduced meals from low-income families.

“Local taxpayers are impacted every time there’s an increase in enrollment, but that can be because of migration within the U.S.,” Hooker said. “Schools with populations of high-needs students are harder to finance.”