Tell me, what are the legal penalties for a minor making a very serious false accusation ??
And, tell me, what does the law say are sufficient grounds to revoke a visa, or resident alien status ??
I may misinterpret what you say -- but you seem to want to do nothing.
As an aside, since this kid is disabled and in a wheel chair -- I'd like to know how much public assistance (SSID) and other forms of welfare this family is receiving.
I'm not bigoted, I'm practical. I say we take the easiest punitive measures we can against this kid. Happens every day in this country, prosecutors go after the easiest offense to prove.
Is is moral (as opposed to 'legal', that tax paying Americans should subsidize this family's existence here.
Of course, that's more speculation on my part -- but, maybe we could get the Roanoke papers to do a little more research for us.
And why can't these people speak English - it is the official language of their native coutnry.
I'd like to know the basis of their immigrant status here -- what skills do they have, are they claiming asylum -- their names are Muslim.
Unable to speak English, it seems their economic viability is limited.
What serious accusation?
Again, you are assuming that this kid was his student, when all that the story says is that Mayfield taught English for non-English speakers, and that the kid who accused him of assault was a student at the school Mayfield taught.
Your predisposed prejudices fail to take into consideration the fact that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of other students in that school who come into contact at one point or anoher with teachers other than their own.
By the way, Hindi, not English, is the official language of India. India has 18 major languages, and 844 different dialects. India's constitution ordained that English can ALSO be used for official purposes.