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Nearly One-Quarter Of U.S. Public School Enrollment Could Be Anchor Babies
https://thefederalist.com ^ | June 05, 2025 | Joy Pullmann

Posted on 06/05/2025 7:02:38 AM PDT by bitt

Returning noncitizen children and noncitizen parents to their countries could save taxpayers hundreds of billions, especially in state budgets.

Afew simple calculations indicate that as much as one-quarter of U.S. public school enrollment could be anchor babies, meaning children with at least one parent illegally present in the United States. This alone amounts to at least $145.6 billion in public resources diverted from U.S. citizens every year.

Here’s the math. In April, the Kaiser Family Foundation estimated that 17 percent of school-age children, or nine million kids, in the United States are children of at least one illegal alien. The New York Times has reported on the estimate. Some of these children are also foreign citizens, while some were born in the United States. Under a longstanding court misinterpretation, being born in the United States currently confers U.S. citizenship. Almost no other developed countries confer citizenship solely by birth location.

That’s already one in six kids in the United States who are legally subject to deportation to continue living with their parents. If you also assume that all of this population attends public schools, the percentage is more than 17. That’s because only 80 percent of U.S. kids attend a traditional public school, according to 2024 figures from EdChoice.

There were 50 million school-age kids in the United States in 2024, according to ChildStats.gov (adding in the five-year-olds to match the anchor baby age range and assuming there were 4 million of them, an equal age distribution among the 0-5 figure). Eighty percent of 50 is 40, so 40 million of the total 50 million U.S. kids went to public schools in 2024. Nine million anchor babies out of that total 40 million public-school attendees suggests 22.5 percent of U.S. public school enrollment could be anchor babies.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: aliens; anchorbabies; children; classsize; education; illegaltruth; publicschool
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1 posted on 06/05/2025 7:02:38 AM PDT by bitt
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2 posted on 06/05/2025 7:03:22 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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In that case, make the outlawing of birthright citizenship retroactive.


3 posted on 06/05/2025 7:06:28 AM PDT by Savage Beast (There's a Light over the Whole World. I just want everybody to be happy, healthy and well. --DJT)
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To: bitt

COULD BE?


4 posted on 06/05/2025 7:07:12 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience..H)
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To: bitt

My wife’s school in a small suburban/rural district is unrecognizable as to the student body historically!


5 posted on 06/05/2025 7:07:51 AM PDT by bantam
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To: Savage Beast

Cut the school budgets


6 posted on 06/05/2025 7:08:13 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: bitt

I would tend to believe that. The number of foreign names at my kids HS graduation this year was astounding.


7 posted on 06/05/2025 7:10:29 AM PDT by TermLimits4All ("If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.")
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To: bitt

It’s a disgrace that we elect Feral government yayhoos who want U.S. Taxpayers to pay for the educations of the children of worthless, deadbeat, foreign freeloader, illegal aliens.


8 posted on 06/05/2025 7:16:55 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The DemonRATS have replaced Hitler with "Doc" Jill's "Taco" slur to attack President Trump. Nice!)
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To: bitt

Meanwhile Bannon flapping his lips again this morning, claiming we’ve only 10 million illegals to go home again. (It’s at least 5x that.)


9 posted on 06/05/2025 7:18:33 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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I just looked at the National Spelling Bee contestants...

Of the first 15 listed, there were three American-sounding names...


10 posted on 06/05/2025 7:21:13 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: bitt

I believe this 100% and it is 100% wrong that this should be America’s burden.


11 posted on 06/05/2025 7:21:46 AM PDT by JayGalt (Fight! Fight! Fight!)
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What upsets me is local taxpayers are now on the hook for Biden’s open border shifting the costs to local districts.


12 posted on 06/05/2025 7:23:35 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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Add another 25% of illegals to that.


13 posted on 06/05/2025 7:24:10 AM PDT by Mastador1
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To: bitt

In Atlanta its more like half. 😣


14 posted on 06/05/2025 7:32:40 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Mastador1

More like double the numbers stated.


15 posted on 06/05/2025 7:33:42 AM PDT by LastDayz (A Blunt and Brazen Texan. I Will Not Be Assimilated.)
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To: bitt

This is where our CWII will start. Residents against America, as I call them, are both US citizens and illegals. They are the ones who will start the shooting against the loyal citizens and LEOs against this county.


16 posted on 06/05/2025 7:59:09 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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Good grief.....get rid of the foreigners and the teachers unions would be gutted.


17 posted on 06/05/2025 8:04:09 AM PDT by Rich21IE
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“ This alone amounts to at least $145.6 billion in public resources diverted from U.S. citizens every year.”

$1.5 Trillion over a ten year budget. Put that in a Big Beautiful Bill and watch some RINOS oppose it for not being enough.

EC


18 posted on 06/05/2025 8:05:41 AM PDT by Ex-Con777
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I suspect the number is far, far higher in California - probably 60% if not higher.

Taxpaying American citizens pay for it all - while traitorous, treasonous politicians allow it and condemn anyone who complains.

They’re already outvoting us in many areas and this will only get worse - as Pat Buchanan says “They’ll vote themselves more services every time.”

Services that they do not pay for, like medical care and education.


19 posted on 06/05/2025 8:10:47 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolutioan?)
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To: bitt

They’ve learned (and stolen) enough.

Round up their parents and send em all back.


20 posted on 06/05/2025 8:14:47 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate: "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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