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Lynn officials: Illegal immigrant children are stressing city services
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:35 pm
Nope not gonna cost anything, not one penny, net positive for the country.
LYNN, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) -- Lynn is a municipality on the brink. Key department officials say a recent influx of illegal immigrant children and families in the city is stressing almost every service from trash collection to healthcare.
"We have been aware of the unaccompanied children issue for quite a while, and we were able to absorb a lot of these children early on," said Lynn Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy. "But now it's gotten to the point where the school system is overwhelmed, our health department is overwhelmed, the city's budget is being sustainably altered in order of accommodate all of these admissions in the school department."
Flanagan Kennedy says the first contact for immigrant arrivals in the city is the school system.
The amount of new foreign born student admissions has nearly doubled in the last two years. This school year alone saw more than 600 new admissions. Among those students, 248 were from Guatemala. Flanagan Kennedy says of those 248 children, 126 were illegal, undocumented minors.
"They are not literate in any language, so they do need some skills. And I assume they are enrolling in school to receive those skills," said Catherine Latham, Lynn's superintendent of schools
Latham says me the increase in new students has created overcrowding, forced her to hire more staff, and has impacted state testing scores and drop-out numbers.
Though it's difficult, school administrators do attempt to verify a student's age.
"But we are limited by the law," Latham said.
The law states Lynn schools cannot deny enrollment to anybody solely on the basis of not having paperwork. The law also says students have to be vaccinated.
And if any student doesn't have insurance, the city of Lynn picks up the tab for administering the injections.
"We have line items that we're borrowing from in the health department's budget in order to meet this immediate demand, but somewhere down the line, I'm going to have to deal with finding the money to replace that which has been taken out," Mayor Flanagan Kennedy said.
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LYNN, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) -- Lynn is a municipality on the brink. Key department officials say a recent influx of illegal immigrant children and families in the city is stressing almost every service from trash collection to healthcare.
"We have been aware of the unaccompanied children issue for quite a while, and we were able to absorb a lot of these children early on," said Lynn Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy. "But now it's gotten to the point where the school system is overwhelmed, our health department is overwhelmed, the city's budget is being sustainably altered in order of accommodate all of these admissions in the school department."
Flanagan Kennedy says the first contact for immigrant arrivals in the city is the school system.
The amount of new foreign born student admissions has nearly doubled in the last two years. This school year alone saw more than 600 new admissions. Among those students, 248 were from Guatemala. Flanagan Kennedy says of those 248 children, 126 were illegal, undocumented minors.
"They are not literate in any language, so they do need some skills. And I assume they are enrolling in school to receive those skills," said Catherine Latham, Lynn's superintendent of schools
Latham says me the increase in new students has created overcrowding, forced her to hire more staff, and has impacted state testing scores and drop-out numbers.
Though it's difficult, school administrators do attempt to verify a student's age.
"But we are limited by the law," Latham said.
The law states Lynn schools cannot deny enrollment to anybody solely on the basis of not having paperwork. The law also says students have to be vaccinated.
And if any student doesn't have insurance, the city of Lynn picks up the tab for administering the injections.
"We have line items that we're borrowing from in the health department's budget in order to meet this immediate demand, but somewhere down the line, I'm going to have to deal with finding the money to replace that which has been taken out," Mayor Flanagan Kennedy said.
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This post was edited on 7/16/14 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:36 pm to Jbird
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Nope not gonna cost anything, not one penny, net positive for the country.
Who said that?
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:37 pm to lsu480
I believe a fat horn player claimed illegal immigrants are a net positive to America, since they pay taxes.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:39 pm to Jbird
/Ya but we are talking about kids, right?
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:40 pm to lsu480
quote:You mean the 20 something year olds enrolling?
Lynn officials: Illegal immigrant children are stressing city services
/Ya but we are talking about kids, right?
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:41 pm to Jbird
Ahh Massachusetts... Funny thing happens when you run out of other peoples money doing "Good" for others, right?
When will people learn?
When will people learn?
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:43 pm to Jbird
30 million illegal immigrants have been putting a strain on services throughout the U.S. for many years.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:44 pm to Jbird
Clowards and Pivens gonna Cloward and Piven.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:45 pm to davesdawgs
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30 million illegal immigrants have been putting a strain on services throughout the U.S. for many years.
Them doing so in large numbers quickly, as opposed to over time, may end up forcing a large swing back the other direction.
For the longest time, anyone who said illegals were costing the US millions in benefits, unpaid hospital bills and emergency room wait times, etc., was called a racist and a liar.
Now that Dems are coming out and saying it, there may actually be a chance for a change.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:48 pm to Jbird
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Flanagan Kennedy says the first contact for immigrant arrivals in the city is the school system.
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Among those students, 248 were from Guatemala. Flanagan Kennedy says of those 248 children, 126 were illegal, undocumented minors.
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Though it's difficult, school administrators do attempt to verify a student's age.
"But we are limited by the law," Latham said.
That's just fabulous.
quote:
The law states Lynn schools cannot deny enrollment to anybody solely on the basis of not having paperwork. The law also says students have to be vaccinated.
And if any student doesn't have insurance, the city of Lynn picks up the tab for administering the injections.
It's ridiculous that they're being shipped to these cities and the city is responsible for the cost.
But hey......it's for the chirren!!
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:48 pm to teke184
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Now that Dems are coming out and saying it, there may actually be a chance for a change.
I think you forgot who occupies the White House
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:49 pm to Jbird
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"They are not literate in any language, so they do need some skills. And I assume they are enrolling in school to receive those skills," said Catherine Latham, Lynn's superintendent of schools
You've just got to be able to wipe your own arse ... not speak english.... or have a birth certificate or proof of citizenship.
FORWARD, BITCHES! FO' DA CHILLINS!
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:50 pm to navy
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"They are not literate in any language, so they do need some skills. And I assume they are enrolling in school to receive those skills," said Catherine Latham, Lynn's superintendent of schools
That's fricking infuriating.
Question for Liberals. You want us to be more like the EU, right?
Let me ask you something... What happens when you go to Italy or France or Germany and try to enroll in school without paper work?
I seriously don't know.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:52 pm to navy
There is a reason they are sending these kids to Mass. They are less likely to bitch about this lmao.
Serves them right.
Serves them right.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:55 pm to austingator
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There is a reason they are sending these kids to Mass.
I thought we were trying to keep these kids safe and then we send them to a place filled with molesters?
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:56 pm to gatorrocks
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I think you forgot who occupies the White House
Who says the change will happen from the top down?
If things are this messed up now, the entire country may be in a furor by November. Not good for the party in power, which would be the Dems thanks to Obama and Reid.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:59 pm to Jbird
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"They are not literate in any language, so they do need some skills. And I assume they are enrolling in school to receive those skills," said Catherine Latham, Lynn's superintendent of schools
Latham says me the increase in new students has created overcrowding, forced her to hire more staff, and has impacted state testing scores and drop-out numbers.
What? I thought these kids were the " best and brightest " that Obama accused mean conservatives of trying to keep out?
Posted on 7/16/14 at 1:03 pm to austingator
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There is a reason they are sending these kids to Mass. They are less likely to bitch about this lmao.
Serves them righ
I thought the same thing. I doubt they've had to deal with funding large amounts of illegals before. It was easy for them to point their fingers at southern and border states when they tried to enforce federal immigration laws because they weren't being drained. It couldn't have happened to a more deserving bunch.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 1:08 pm to Jbird
WHO CARES?!?! OPEN THE BORDERS!!!!
Posted on 7/16/14 at 1:08 pm to Pinecone Repair
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What? I thought these kids were the " best and brightest " that Obama accused mean conservatives of trying to keep out?
Don't know where you get that from. Nonetheless, If a kid has never had an education, never attended school then you can see why they are not "literate in any language". That doesn't mean they have no potential.
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