Think of the consequences : If you do not pay for illegal students, it does not mean that illegals go away. It just means that in 13 years you will have a bunch of uneducated people living in your city. I am not sure if that is the price you would want to pay i.e. a bunch of non-literate folks around you.
In carmel valley I find that it is mostly senior asians taking these free english classes. These are well to do people who come here to visit their kids and grand kids. Why should they be denied a service that is provided to all adults over the county? Now do you want a bureaucrat to decide which neighborhood gets this fee service and which one doesn’t? And who pays his/her salary? Who pays for the school employee to decide on the immigration status of all kids in the school? And who gets to decide what educational course is employable and what is not? You?
I sometimes wonder if the so-called taxpayers think through their complaints.[/quote]
No one is saying their services shouldn’t be denied. What I’m saying is they should pay for it..It shouldn’t be subsidized. An yes, I did think through my response. Dollarswise… You offer something for “free” the system is an open door..More people take advantage of it…Who wouldn’t….Those asian elderly can afford to pay for it. Hell, they are here and successfully applied for permanent residence so they qualify to pay for it. Most of them live in side their kid’s multi-million dollar homes. Do you really think they cannot afford to pay for this?
Did you think about that one…Schools are letting our students go, are class sizes are going up, despite prop 30, we’re still going to have a budget crisis in our schools…And you think it’s ok, at the expense of kids, to offer “free” these free classes (especially when people can afford to pay for it)…Really??? wow…. Talk about thinking before speaking/writing…
Here’s something else you probably don’t know…
In the UC schools in the past, in just takes 4 students interests for a class to be offered. Some of the course offerings include such things like Ancient Asian Soap Opera History that one of my friend’s mom taught more/or less part time (and enjoyed full health benefits and subsequent residual payments) after doing it for 3-4 years…These things are also a cost.. Maybe 1 class here at one university isn’t a big deal.. But multiple that with the total number of UC schools that probably does the same thing, the CalState schools that do the same thing, and all the local community colleges that do the same thing…Tell me that these courses will lead to are absolutely necessary…
Before you get all judgmental. Why don’t you do some digging on what really happens, instead of being wrapped up in ideology of “greater good”.
If someone on the street is handing out free iPhones,toys..Of course people are gonna take it…Even people who don’t like apple products….
I guarantee you. If these “free” courses were just offered with a $30 fee. You suddenly would have a huge drop off in enrollment. Not that people can’t “afford” the classes. But the prevailing attitude is “heck, it’s free. I don’t really want to go..But it’s free”
Again, not saying things need to be completely eliminated. But come on, there’s a crapload of pork…And no one is addressing the pork…
Completely dumbfounded by the astonishing sense of entitlement that people have these days….So much for the “fake” fiscal responsibility as claimed by some folks here on piggs…
