The Definition of Immigration Essay

The definition of immigration has developed to include a profound understanding of migration. Immigration has put an emphasis on the effects of school funding. Evidence suggests that the largest challenge in school funding is the result of increase in migrant children in schools. As a result, as the South Carolina State Superintendent of Instruction a policy must be in place for the anticipated increase of immigrant children. Many South Carolina voters agree that increase immigration has a profound impact on taxpayers. For example, immigrants impose costs on state government by using more in government services than they pay in taxes (Huddle, 1997). This causes taxes in taxpayers households to soar tremendously. Due to the increase...show more content...

Having this in place will allow direct monitoring of immigrant students expenditure for the school year thus meeting the budget goals of the fiscal year. The operations and planning staff member task would be to offer continuing planning for school districts reducing operation cost and overcrowding in the schools due to the increase in immigration. Lastly, I would have the educational policy staff member to create learning communities for immigrants and their families as well as support services in the community. Having this in place would eventually lessen the language barrier between the home and school and allow meaningful opportunities to play a part in their children's education.

Due to the lack of funding caused by the recession, I would tell parents, voters, and members of the General Assembly the same thing that I tell my senior–level staff. I would focus on the immigration policy and its effect on educators as well as meeting the educational needs of immigrants in the schools and communities. I would emphasize heavily to the General Assembly of South Carolina the importance of providing funding to schools so that all schools can provided certified English as a Second Language (ESOL) teachers who will be able to offer an adequate education to the immigrant students. An important idea that was raised in the article that is likely to impact the future of South Carolina's system of public education is school finance. According to DeParle (2010),