silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoThe Right-Wing Dream of ‘Self-Deportation’ | Some conservatives have a grim proposal to make undocumented immigrants leave: Exclude their children from schools.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1223arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1219arrow-down1external-linkThe Right-Wing Dream of ‘Self-Deportation’ | Some conservatives have a grim proposal to make undocumented immigrants leave: Exclude their children from schools.www.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
This is exceptionally cruel, and condemns kids (many of whom are US citizens) to a lifetime of poverty. A similar measure in California passed a generation ago, was struck down by the courts, and helped usher in an era where the Republican party in the state is permanently in the minority.
minus-squareradivojevic@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up17·3 months agoChildren should never be punished. The road to documented status should be easier, regardless of citizenship options, and not lead to deportation.
Children should never be punished. The road to documented status should be easier, regardless of citizenship options, and not lead to deportation.