Oklahoma legislature is trying to figure out how to save some cash.. One idea, have K-12 students turn in non-English speaking classmates to ICE – PB/TK
One GOP lawmaker’s plan to save money: Turning non-English-speaking kids over to ICE – By Peter Holley l May 11 2017
Republicans in the Oklahoma state legislature have a challenge on their hands: figuring out how to address a gaping, $900 million hole in the state budget without raising taxes.
Some lawmakers have proposed firing nonessential college employees. Others want to drop a film tax credit, saving the state as much as $5 million.
Republican Rep. Mike Ritze told CBS affiliate KWTV that he has another proposal in mind: rounding up the state’s 82,000 non-English-speaking students and handing them over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“Identify them and then turn them over to ICE to see if they truly are citizens, and do we really have to educate noncitizens?” Ritze asked.
The lawmaker disagrees with the idea that the state should be responsible for educating noncitizens.
How much would it save? $60 million, Ritze told the station.
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