Posted on 07/03/2008 2:12:10 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Washington (CNSNews.com) - Some of the almost 10,000 members of the National Education Association (NEA) attending the teachers union's annual conference this week in the nation's capital spoke out on the issues they hope their lobbyists will fight for during next year's legislative session, including the establishment of a peace academy, in-state college tuition and a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who graduate from high school.
Susie Jablinske, a first grade teacher at Central Elementary School in Edgewater, Md., said children who are in the country illegally should have the same educational rights as American children.
She proposed that the NEA add the following words to its resolution to develop programs to help minority students become college graduates, regardless of immigration status: "Access to higher education and in-state tuition, regardless of immigration status, as well as paths to legalization to undocumented high school graduates," Jablinske proposed.
She said as many as 65,000 graduates from U.S. public high schools are "undocumented," even if they don't know it.
"Many of them actually didn't even know they were undocumented until they started applying for a driver's license or financial aid for college," she said.
Outgoing NEA President Reg Weaver, in an interview with The Hill newspaper in February, said that the NEA - with a membership of 3.2 million - plans to spend $40-$50 million to help get candidates who will help advance its agenda in the 2008 election, including the union's endorsement and support for Democratic candidate Barack Obama.
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They still don’t get the word “illegal” do they!!
Bullsh*t!
What part of “illegal’ don’t they get?
They’re worried about America’s image in the world, and they want to establish a “Peace Academy”? Uh, yeah, that’s going to do wonders.
I think I’m gonna barf.
These illegals should get a one-way ticket to the border and be thankful that they don’t leave the country with a boot-print on their butts.
Has the NEA endorsed Obama yet?
"Si vis pacem, para bellum"
("Let him who desires peace prepare for war.")
I’m thankful for our First Amendment Rights. Very much so. Unfortunately idiots have them as well. Siiiiiiiiiigh.
We already have at least three Peace Academies. They’re in West Point, Annapolis and (just north of) Colorado Springs.
As for aliens and citizenship: LEGAL aliens already can greatly accelerate their citizenship by joining the military. That’s good enough.
“Peace Academy”? It’s that just “Bong Skool”?
Peace through strength!
“Many of them actually didn’t even know they were undocumented until they started applying for a driver’s license or financial aid for college,” she said.
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Sounds like a really bright bunch.
Add the Coast Guard Academy and you got it!
Perfect!
Right you are (USCGA)!
Susie Jablinske, a first grade teacher at Central Elementary School in Edgewater, Md., said children who are in the country illegally should have the same educational rights as American children.
What morons! Susie Jablinske has zero understanding of basic economics, the fundamental principles of democracy, and basic citizenship in the world, the nation, and community.
It is true that innocent children are affected by the crimes of their parents, and the failure by our lawmakers to fund the laws on the books to secure our borders, our language, and our culture. Of course the NEA are a bunch of union thugs held up to no standards; thus our schools are dysfunctional, but no one cares; just give them more money. It is easier to throw money at a problem to reward failed policies, than to solve it.
(Even if you are legally licensed, and protected by the 2nd)
The graduates of the peace academy won’t be qualified to teach in the public schools, which is reason enough for the teachers union to advocate it. Anything that diminishes competition for their jobs is worth promoting.
Loons.
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