Tee, hee.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/01...r-immigration/
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Hispanic students have started vanishing from Alabama [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue ! important]public [COLOR=blue ! important]schools[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] in the wake of a court ruling that upheld the state's tough new law cracking down on illegal immigration.
Education officials say scores of immigrant families have withdrawn their children from classes or kept them home this week, afraid that sending the kids to school would draw attention from authorities.
There are no precise statewide numbers. But several districts with large immigrant enrollments -- from small towns to large urban districts -- reported a sudden exodus of children of Hispanic parents, some of whom told officials they planned to leave the state to avoid trouble with the law, which requires schools to check students' immigration status.
The anxiety has become so intense that the superintendent in one of the state's largest cities, Huntsville, went on a Spanish-language television show Thursday to try to calm widespread worries.
"In the case of this law, our students do not have anything to fear," Casey Wardynski said in halting Spanish. He urged families to send students to class and explained that the state is only trying to compile statistics.
Police, he insisted, were not getting involved in schools.
Victor Palafox graduated from a high school in suburban Birmingham last year and has lived in the United States without do entation since age 6, when his parents brought him and his brother here from Mexico.
"Younger students are watching their lives taken from their hands," said Palafox, whose family is staying put.
In Montgomery County, more than 200 Hispanic students were absent the morning after the judge's Wednesday ruling. A handful withdrew.
In tiny Albertville, 35 students withdrew in one day. And about 20 students in [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]Shelby[/COLOR][/COLOR] County, in suburban Birmingham, either withdrew or told teachers they were leaving.
Local and state officials are pleading with immigrant families to keep their children enrolled. The law does not ban anyone from school, they say, and neither students nor parents will be arrested for trying to get an education.
But many Spanish-speaking families aren't waiting around to see what happens.
A school worker in Albertville -- a community with a large poultry industry that employs many Hispanic workers -- said Friday that many families might leave town over the weekend for other states. About 22 percent of the community's 4,200 students are Hispanic.
"I met a Hispanic mother in the hallway at our community learning center this morning, where enrollment and withdrawal happens. She looked at me with tears in her eyes. I asked, `Are you leaving?' She said `Yes,' and hugged me, crying," said the worker, who spoke on condition of anonymity because she was not an authorized spokeswoman.
In Russellville, which has one of the largest immigrant populations in the state because of its poultry plants, overall school attendance was down more than 2 percent after the ruling, and the rate was higher among Hispanic students.
There's "no firm data yet, but several students have related to their teachers that they may be moving soon," said George Harper, who works in the central office.
Schools in Baldwin County, a heavily agricultural and [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]tourist[/COLOR][/COLOR] area near the Gulf Coast, and in Decatur in the Tennessee Valley also reported sudden decreases in Hispanic attendance.
The law does not require proof of citizenship to enroll, and it does not apply to any students who were enrolled before Sept. 1. While most students are not affected, school systems are supposed to begin checking the status of first-time enrollees now.
The Obama administration filed court do ents Friday announcing its plans to appeal the ruling that upheld the law.
The state has distributed to schools sample letters that can be sent to parents of new students informing them of the law's requirements for either citizenship do ents or sworn statements by parents.
In an attempt to ease su ions that the law may lead to arrests, the letter tells parents [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue ! important]immigration [COLOR=blue ! important]information[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] will be used only to gather statistics.
"Rest assured," the letter states, "that it will not be a problem if you are unable or unwilling to provide either of the do ents."
immigrants who are "legal" are more of a threat to our country then those illegal immigrants tbh. legal immigrants are being educated in colleges, they will graduate with degrees and deprive our own kids of all those decent jobs. if illegal immigrants should be deported, "legal" immigrants should too.
just some simple facts here tbh, s are the fastest-growing group of immigrants these days and most of them come here LEGALLY, and i suppose their number will be growing even faster as the white-house idiots continue licking their yellow asses.
just feel free to shop @ wal-mart & donate your money to terrorists, and see how long it takes before dem s take our whole country over...
We don't need racists like you, and we do need some legal immigration. If for nothing else, to piss racist assholes like you off.
New blood reminds those who are complacent here, how much better off we are than most the rest of the world. Sorry if someone who appreciates this nation makes you work harder. Apparently you don't appreciate this nation, and need that wakeup call.
In reference to the OP, as more and more cities and states make an illegal status unwelcome, I wonder how many more problems the sanctuary cities will start having...
AL ag industry is now hurting and complaining, just like Georgia was and is along with any other state that chases off the illegals, because no red-white-blue patriotic unemployed Americans will do the dangerous, ty ag work for ty ag wages.
America is so ed up on big issues like immigrants, health care, the MIC, jobs.
there was a time when we needed immigrants but that time is long gone. immigrants who came here 2000 or later should all be labeled "illegal" imho. legal immigration makes just as little sense to me as "legal murder". the law just draws a stupid line to divide dem immigrants in two groups, one group legal and the other illegal when there ain't no actual difference between them.
and i don't think america today is still that great tbh, at this point of time maybe you can still say america is the best country of the world but you know it ain't lasting long if things continue to go on this way. america has been in decline since 2000 while some other nations on the opposite of the globe have been on rapid rise, america is leading but the gap is narrowing fast and im not sure who's gonna end up winning it at the end of day. for example china has sent quite a number of astronauts into the space the past few years and just a few days ago they lanuched a module for space station, do you think they could achieved all these w/o the stolen technologies from america?
plus i ain't no hater as far as you're concerned, so don't point finger at me
My God man...
There is no such thing as Utopia.
For all the social programs you want, we need more people to be self sufficient and paying taxes. If business cannot get people to work at the wages offered, then they must raise the wages.
Maybe...
Just maybe...
They will pay enough that these legal workers pay taxes instead of sponging off the system.
My God man...
There is no such thing as Utopia.
Just shut up. And you're basing this on what? The overwhelming demand and despite laws in place that people are willing to break to hire immigrants (illegal or legal) and outsource?
Heck one of the biggest GOP donors and funder of Swift Boat vets for "truth", Bob Perry hire more illegal immigrants than anyone in TX. Most conservatives would consider him a "patriot" and ignore his crimes.
There aren't enough young working people to fund baby boomer retirement via medicare, Social Security, 401k's profits etc. When Social Security started it was funded by 20 workers to 1 retiree, it will be 2 to 1 soon. It will fail.
Again you don't know what you're talking about.
It's great China is going into Space. The fact is that baby boomers have largely halted govt run manned spaceflight in this country with their excessive wants and demands. We can't even get into space anymore because these people ridiculously overpriced it all.
We have some private companies largely run by young people, that are VERY diverse (go figure) that are making some major headway into space.
www.spacex.com
Get outside the bingo hall, you might learn something.... Racist
I think it's more like there aren't enough employed young people to fund that , considering we have a 45% unemployment rate
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/...160406776.html
But lmao immigrant sympathizer. I don't think anyone would be against great minds and engineers working on the space program coming over here, it's the millions of others who come here who are unwanted. The s, the indians who come here and run convenience stores instead of them being run by white americans, the asians who come here and just get a finance degree or IT degree and work a middle class job that american citizens should occupy, etc. Pay the best scientists well to come here and the rest IMO.
Any immigrant who comes here legally, learns to speak the language, works on developing a skill and puts it to good use gets no disdain from me. I like people who pick themselves up and become productive workers of society regardless of nationality. If certain disgruntled U.S. citizens can't keep up maybe they should be putting in the work to improve their skill set (and at udes) instead of constantly complaining on a messageboard.
Immigrant sympathizer? Unless you're a native American you are an immigrant.
Who says they are unwanted? You mean the white trash that has been given everything in life but can't compete? For some reason they keep getting hired and brought over, hmm. Often paid well. hmm.
I'd rather keep the immigrants and give them a shot and deport all the trash in this country into the Gulf (in a humanitarian manner of course).
While we're bashing immigrants, let's not forget to give a hand to noble southern white "American" achievemants.
Be honest bro, what's your race? That will tell me a lot.
racist needing more information
Nah it's just that this guy is always pro immigration and anti white americans it makes me wonder hmm...
Not to mention he cries about white people not being able to compete, , this whole country was founded and made the greatest on earth by white people. I want to know where his re ed bias is coming from.
I'm sure they immigrated here, too.
History books written by white males. Duh. Manifest Destiny. You know the books calling Native Americans Savages, while those very some white people burned witches at the stake.
This is my re ed bias.
Yup, about 40,000 years ago, or 1200 generations . Unless you believe that the earth is only 5000 years old and humans and dinosaurs chilled together
Yeah you're an immigrant exactly.
Vanishing? They're David Copperfields!
This is stupid. Education money is distributed by how many students are in class. No students, no money...costs for education meanwhile are fixed....teachers, administrators, specialists, coordinators all will get paid...whether there are 2 immigrants or 100 immigrants..
So, Immigrants should keep themselves stupid and poor? There's no winning with some of you racist.
What the is a ? If your gonna be derogatory in a public forum then state your real feelings.....don't go half racist....pussy.
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