I came to the U.S. when I was only six years old. To my luck I came here legally and I have the right to education, for others though continuing education in the U.S. is becoming an obstacle.
Currently in the U.S. there are 12.5 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. today. As of 2010 there was an estimated 1.1 million undocumented minors residing in the U.S. of course all these children have go to go to school and get an education. Unfortunately due to not having legal status they can’t continue their education beyond high school. That’s around 1.1 million potentially graduates who are capable of obtaining a degree.
Not providing illegal children with the opportunity to an education is an enormous financial disadvantage to the U.S. because the U.S. would lose the investment of developing the nation’s future jobs according to The Atlantic. If you’re not willing to look at supporting public education for illegal immigrants, then at least look at the financial side of things. ICE spent an average of $10,854 per deportee(during the fiscal year that ended in September). That right there is money that could be used on scholarships.
Illegal immigrants who are really educated aren’t being able to obtain an education rather than legal born citizens who aren’t even furthering their studies beyond high school. Even more eye opening; illegal immigrants who have higher than a 3.0 are at a 86% rather than the national rate being 51.5%.
By not allowing illegal immigrants to further their education, there is a waste of job opportunities that can boost the economy. If there are are around 1.1 million potential graduates who could get a degree, than that means that’s even more boost to the economy from small businesses to executive positions.
But isn’t providing an education to illegal immigrants taking away from our natural born citizens education?
Although that statement is true and can have evidence to back it up, it doesn’t make sense that the U.S. is spending more money deporting those potential graduates and their families who have earned and worked hard to get to where they are. So instead of focusing blame on illegal immigrants, how about we all come together and make the future generations education better whether legal or illegal because let’s face it education shouldn’t have barriers based on status.
1 https://www.unidosus.org/about-us/president-and-ceo/articles/defend-daca-121716
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