One unintended consequence of the Biden administration’s deliberate and malicious attack on our way of life is often ignored. It’s about how the ongoing border crisis is undermining our nation’s education system.
Fortunately, our public education system just dodged a serious bullet in the Senate’s bipartisan Border Security bill.The bill comes after all the noise and conflict from the Senate in recent weeks over the long-awaited bill. We’re screwed That’s when most Republicans on the floor finally realized that embarrassing this bill wouldn’t do anything for border security. Rather, it would have codified practices such as: catch and release.
So what does the border crisis have to do with education? A lot.
While it may not be polite to mention it further, the fact remains that illegal immigrants place a tremendous burden on schools and put American children at a disadvantage. This situation has been going on for decades, and the effects of this man-made border crisis are only exacerbating the problem.
As explained in a recent article, message For Oklahoma lawmakers, this crisis poses a direct and immediate threat to schools.
a 2023 survey The Federation for American Immigration Reform has concluded that educating illegal immigrants places a huge unfunded obligation on American public schools.
“Currently, 5.1 million students, or more than 10 percent of all American public school students, are designated as LEP. [limited English proficiency]” explains the report. “Yet, according to the U.S. Department of Education, only 370,000 teachers have the appropriate credentials to teach well.” Additionally, the study found that approximately 100,000 instructors are unqualified. He added that he is trying to fill in the gap by filling in for LEP teachers who do not have a .
This is just one example of the strain schools are currently facing.Immigration Research Center report from June 2023 notes that most undocumented immigrants already settle in areas with high poverty rates, straining the already limited resources available to already disadvantaged American students. ing.
As long as we support education with our tax dollars, illegal immigrants will place an undue and avoidable burden on resources that should go to the children of people who are in this country legally. .
Beyond the economic impact, a much more personal and important impact is the influx of fentanyl across the border, poisoning teenage students. Median monthly overdose deaths among youth increased by 109% from 2019 to 2021, with fentanyl involved in 84% of fatal overdoses among youth ages 10 to 19 in 2021. was.
In 2023, the number of overdose deaths exceeded 112,000 for the first time in 12 months. In my state alone, fentanyl deaths increased 12 times from 2019 to 2022, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
All of this is a complete travesty of what American education is supposed to be. Unlike Joe Biden, who actively engages in obvious attempts to destroy our way of life, Donald Trump understands that America should work for the American people. . It’s a simple concept, but it seems to have been completely forgotten by our ruling class.
Public education is more than just a public service. It serves a higher purpose: to prepare America’s youth to participate in the economy and public life of a representative republic.as james madison It can be said that “the dissemination of knowledge is the only means to protect true freedom.”
Simply put, just as we should not go bankrupt with endless foreign interference at the expense of current and future taxpayers, we should not overcrowd our classrooms at the expense of our current students and future citizens. I can’t forgive you.
We need and deserve secure borders. We need and deserve a school system that serves the interests of Americans, their children, and our future. We don’t deserve to be fooled by career politicians who introduce mass immigration bills in the name of border security. What we need instead is real leadership that puts America and its students first.
