Posted on 02/23/2006 1:53:43 PM PST by AZRepublican
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. State education officials say Illinois has withdrawn its recognition of a suburban Chicago school district over its decision to deny enrollment to students based on immigration status. The decision today means Elmwood Park District 401 will lose all of its state funding.
Board spokeswoman Meta Minton says it's the first time since 1989 that a school's had its recognition status stripped by the board.
In December, the state put Elmwood Park on probation because it had denied enrollment to a girl who had a tourist visa. State rules prohibit discrimination against children seeking public education because of their immigration status.
An attorney for the district didn't immediately return a telephone call seeking comment.
Black Letter Law. You cannot make a contract to do an illegal thing. Ergo, you can not penalize an entity for refusing to do an illegal thing.
Here where I live in Rhode Island I was excited to hear about the city of Cranston deciding to refuse and possibly prosecute illegal students. For a few seconds I thought this state might be turning around. The story went on to clarify that "illegal students" meant kids from other school districts who travel to the good schools in Cranston. Illegal aliens are still welcome but these kids who are mostly trying to escape the violent schools of nearby Providence are out of luck.
Dems love illegals, Republicans love illegals, but American born citizen is now a second class citizen.
Are the Minutemen meeting in the right suburb?
This is why we can never get a handle on ILLEGAL immigration!
Even the LAW makers won't stand up for the laws!
At least the girl had legal papers allowing her to be here. Illegal aliens are welcomed, but American children from outside a school district would be turned away. If the girl had a student visa instead of a tourist visa then federal law would allow them to admit her if she was a resident. A TOURIST visa is not valid for attending any public school or college.
How about turning away children who are not here legally? That should be legal, but the liberal bleeding hearts won't have it. Turning away American children from a neighboring district should be illegal, but that would be CHOICE and the liberals can't allow us to have choice. It would be too much like freedom to suit them.
Bottom line is the State Education Board Chairman, Jesse Ruiz appointed by ijit gov Blago, is the son of ILLEGALS and an ANCHOR BABY himself.
So he threw a temper tantrum because his own kind, ILLEGALS, were asked about their immigration status per a new Federal Law, (according to Elmwood Park).
Sheesh, and some in an uproar about the UAE Port deal. This is worse, an ANCHOR BABY running the states schools. Talk about Fox-Hen house.
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