Rustico: How can the illegals be on non-credit adult ed?

– Don’t they need a SSN?
– They should speak/read/write enough English for the ed to be useful. Do many illegals fit that?
– Most illegals come to work; where is the luxury of time to go to school?
– It must be one generous employer to send those folks to school/pay tuition and what assurance the guy will work for the employer. If the guy was a laborer making $8 and becomes a plumber and can make $25, why would he hang on with the employer?
– If it is non-credit, usually there is no state support. It is paid for by the student/sponsor.

Refugees are a completely different group. Firstly, they are entirely legal; then they have a sponsor to bring them over. Since the government knows they are refugees when bringing them in, there is no sense in begrudging some helping hand to make useful citizens out of them. If I go to a shelter and bring a pet with issues, it may cost me (in vets fees) more than the pet I already have. But I accept that risk when I decide to adopt it.