One State audit puts the costs of educating the children of illegal at $3.5 billion how much are other state?
This is just one state what would the cost be if every state was included ?A group of state lawmakers wants the federal government to reimburse Utah millions of dollars for the cost of educating the children of illegal immigrants, saying the children wouldn’t be here if Congress did more to stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the US.
A state audit puts the costs of educating the children of illegal immigrants between $54.9 million and $85.4 million in the 2005-06 school year, a wide range that reflects the difficulty of counting the population.
A legislative committee voted Wednesday to send a copy of the audit to the state’s congressional delegation, federal immigration officials and the U.S. Department of Education demanding that the state be reimbursed for its expenses educating those children.
“I doubt they’ll pay it,” said Rep. Stephen Urquhart, R-St. George. “But I think it’s important that they hear from the states. It’s important they hear the impact on this state of their inability to deal with this issue.”
Many lawmakers in the Republican-controlled Legislature claim illegal immigrants are putting a strain on state services. They have repeatedly chastised Utah’s congressional delegation for not doing more to stop illegal immigrants from crossing the nation’s borders.
Utah spent about $3.5 billion on public education in 2005-06, including $500 million from the federal government.
Exact figures on the number of children of illegal immigrants aren’t available, but the audit estimates there are 10,714 to 16,627.
On average, the audit found school districts spent about $500 more per school year educating the children of illegal immigrants in high school and about $140 more in kindergarten through eighth grade.
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Something else that has happened in Utah 5% of Utah population has had their idenity stolen by illegals. They are children under the age of 16 yrs old.
Being children between birth and 16 do not hold jobs SS is easier stolen and used. Last year there were thousand of DUI issued in Utah for children whose SS number was being used by illegals.
After a number of arrest warrants were issue to children many under the age of 5. did this issue get attention.
This is only a tip of the problem in the USA.
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So, about the same as a day in Iraq?
That article doesn't say "the costs of educating the children of illegal at $3.5 billion", but you are a great conservative to lie out your wazoo trying to fool people. America salutes you!
California is a lot more.
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