 Decreased long-term tax base due to lower-wage earnings

 Increased costs for law enforcement as a result of children not being in school

 Potential increases in the costs of incarcerating juvenile and, over time, adult offenders

 The inability to attract new businesses without a well-educated work force.

In the mid-90s California voters approved Proposition 187, a bill that would allow school districts to deny educational services to children of immigrants that entered the U.S. illegally. Within hours of its passing, litigation ensued with detractors challenging the constitutionality of the new law. The newspap

As stated earlier, other costs associated with not providing public education for children of immigrant workers may come in the form of increased law enforcement costs and the possibility of higher levels of incarcerations of juveniles. Imagine a world where access to public schools is closed off to these children. Without an education or without a place to be for several hours each day while the parents worked I believe the result would be increased criminal activity. It is not to say that I want these kids educated to protect my own or other’s property, but instead it supports the need of education to avoid the increased cost to society to arrest, convict, and possibly jail these individuals.

Another argument to support the need for providing education is the benefit to the state overall in the terms of a more educated workforce. The ability to attract new business is one of the strongest indicators of a robust economy. Among other things, businesses look at tax rates, costs of doing business, and the local talent pool of the work force. A more highly educated population will attract more businesses.

So the underlying issue is not just should the children of undocumented immigrants be educated in the public school system, but who should bear the costs. The immigration policies are set at the federal level and enforcement of those policies is a U.S. duty as well. I strongly believe that it is in the best interest of California to provide educational benefits to all children living in the state, but at the same time I support stronger controls to reduce the number of immigrants that enter the country without visas and that overstay their visa expiration.

So, with the belief that undocumented immigrants will continue to flow into the state, I believe it is more

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