I am referring more to exceptionally gifted and yet humble people. Seriously, I taught public HS for 30 years. In all that time I have had the privilege of teaching some exceptional people, as one might surmise. Head and shoulders the best student I ever taught(and many of my colleagues concurred), BY FAR, was an absolute genius of a girl named Karina, who, having only been in our community for 2 months (also having endured the death of her mother in the crossing of the desert), mastered English, learned German, and aced everything in sight at our school.
Sadly, upon graduating, we were unable to get her scholarships to our state universities due to legalities surrounding her illegal status, she had to go to Mexico City to university. Within two years, she was an MD in dermatology and is practicing in Mexico to this day and becoming more and more specialized.
People like this girl (I know, she may be in a league of her own) ought to be given a case by case hearing. That is all I am saying. We are a nation of laws. We also make exceptions whenever the laws allow for it.
I don’t care how well they do here...take it back to their countries and make it better for their own people. And be grateful they have the opportunity to take what they’ve acquired in their knowledge and make a difference...THERE!
The girl you speak of was illegal.....playing on peoples emotions by how her mother died crossing the desert etc. doesn’t work with me because I can tell you stories of like wise people who ARE HERE and Citizens who don’t get those advanatges though they have they are deserving of those advantages and have the ability to succeed.....they don’t get them because some illegal has a sob story.
When we have properly educated our own citizens with gifted abilities....and lifted those citizens in our own country who deserve to be lifted up.....then bring in others.....until that happens I oppose and will continue opposing educating those from other countries who refuse to return to their home countries.