Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Young illegal immigrants get chance to learn, but not to earn

Another story showing why we need the DREAM Act. We need these kids to work and pay taxes and start businesses, especially after we educated them in our schools. - - Donna Poisl

By JESSICA MEYERS / The Dallas Morning News

Juan's room shows a life shaped by American education.

It's painted in the colors of Dallas' Thomas Jefferson High School, his new alma mater. Trophies and medals brag for him: top 10 percent of his class, captain of two sports teams, a district first-place finisher in track, an almost perfect SAT score, the only football player in band. He's a poster child of American schooling, with wishes to enter the military or teach English.
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