http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/04/arizona-students-stage-walkout_n_831659.html
I think it's really awesome how students are willing to band together and fight for something they believe in. Everyone seems to say that our generation is so apathetic and we spend too much time on the internet (which I'll admit I've said more than once), but events like this definitely prove otherwise.
Basically, Arizona is trying to pass a bill that "would require schools to report students who cannot produce documents verifying their U.S. citizenship or legal residence, which legal scholars say would violate the right of children in the United States to attend public school. "
Before anyone comes up with the argument that illegal immigrants shouldn't attend schools because they don't pay taxes, according to the article: "Undocumented immigrants do pay taxes, whether through sales tax on items they purchase, government withholding from paychecks or by filing income taxes using alternatives to a Social Security number provided by the Internal Revenue Service."
I think this really comes down to a racial issue, honestly. Only white, Christian children should be educated! [/sarcasm]
Victoria Rader - Post 11
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