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No proof of citizenship, no public school: GOP state lawmakers target undocumented kids (www.chalkbeat.org)

submitted 2 days ago by melp@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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Republican lawmakers in at least five states are seeking to block undocumented children from attending public school for free or to inquire about students’ immigration status in ways that courts have held violate children’s educational rights.

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[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Do you want crime because this is how you get crime.

[–] sanzky@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago

Im sure they do. then they can increase their narrative that immigrants are dangerous.

[–] melp@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You're right. This is probably by design.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

The cruelty, as usual, is the point.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Once upon a time, yet within my lifetime, conservatives were concerned with making sure every child had an education. It was not a partisan issue. Today, they are only concerned with making sure the right people get hurt.