Thousands Of Americans Seeking Jobs – While NY Plans To Give Teaching Jobs To Illegal Aliens
(The Federalist Papers) – New York State is about to allow illegal immigrants to teach in their public schools.
Because they don’t want to “close the door” on the “dreams” of illegal aliens, the district plans to certify them to teach in the more than 700 school districts across the state serving 3.2 million children.
The licensing doesn’t stop with schools, though. They would also be allowed certification to become engineers, pharmacists, dentists and dozens of other professions, Fox News is reporting.
While federal law prohibits employers from hiring illegal aliens, Barack Obama’s 2012 “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” Executive Order allows illegal aliens who meet specific criteria – like being here since childhood – to stay in the United States.
Back in 2015, Obama promoted this new policy by honoring nine illegal aliens who became school teachers by calling them “Champions for Change.”
The decision doesn’t sit well with many who believe the policy violates federal law and prevents lawful citizens from getting jobs they are qualified for.
“It is bad public policy,” said Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at the Washington D.C.-based Heritage Foundation, and a former U.S. Justice Department attorney. “It is a violation of federal immigration law.”
Liberals love the idea of normalizing illegal immigration.
“As for the teacher licenses, if there are individuals that do not have current legal status or a clear pathway to legal status but have the education and qualifications to teach in New York or any other state they should be approved to teach,” said Lisa Snell, director of education and child welfare at Reason Foundation, a nonprofit think tank advancing free minds and free markets.
Of course, the idea of passing over American citizens for a job in favor of an illegal alien doesn’t sit too well with everybody.
“Teaching is not a job that Americans won’t or can’t do,” said Jessica Vaughan with the Center for Immigration Studies. “Instead of enticing illegal immigrants to work in the public schools, the government of New York should be recruiting from the many talented homegrown young people to become teachers.”
Incredibly, New York wouldn’t be the first state to allow illegal aliens to become teachers. Texas and Colorado permits the practice. In Denver, they actively recruit illegal immigrants to become teachers.
http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/us/new-york-plans-to-let-illegal-aliens-teach-in-public-schools
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