what is the cost of educating immigrants (both legal and illegal) to public school districts across united states. Discuss issues and factors surrounding this controversial topic.
According to the estimates of Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), it currently costs public schools $59.8 billion to serve this burgeoning immigrants population. The funding of programs for students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), sometimes called English Language Learners (ELL), is a major drain on school budgets. Even though scarce resources are redirected away from American citizens to support programs like English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and English as a Second Language (ESL); it is taboo to raise the issue due to political correctness.
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