Letter by a Florida
teacher. A teacher speaks
This is a
subject close to my heart. Do you know that we have adult students at the
school where I teach who are not US citizens and who get the PELL grant,
which
is a federal grant (no pay back required) plus other federal grants to go to
school?
One student from the Dominican Republic
told me that she didn't want me to find a job for her after she finished my
program, because she was getting housing from our housing department and she
was getting a PELL grant which paid for her total tuition and books, plus
money leftover.
She was looking into WAIT
which gives students a CREDIT CARD for gas to come to school, and into CARIBE
which is a special program (check it out - I did) for immigrants and it pays
for child care and all sorts of needs while they go to school or training.
The
one student I just mentioned told me she was not going to be a US Citizen
because she plans to return to the Dominican Republic someday and that she
'loves HER country.'
I asked her if she
felt guilty taking what the US is giving her and then not even bothering to
become a citizen and she told me that it doesn't bother her, because that is
what the money is there for!
I asked the
CARIBE administration about their program and if you ARE a US Citizen, you
don't qualify for their program. And all the while, I am working a full day,
my son-in-law works more than 60 hours a week, and everyone in my family
works
and pays for our education.
Something is
wrong here. I am sorry but after hearing they want to sing the National
Anthem
in Spanish - enough is enough. Nowhere did they sing it in Italian, Polish,
Irish (Celtic), German or any other language because of immigration. It was
written by Francis Scott Key and should be sung word for word the way it was
written. The news broadcasts even gave the translation -- not even
close.Sorry
if this offends anyone but this is MY COUNTRY.
IF
IT IS YOUR COUNTRY SPEAK UP -- please pass this along. I am not against
immigration -- just come through like everyone
else.
Get a sponsor; have a place to
lay your head; have a job; pay your taxes, live by the rules AND LEARN THE
LANGUAGE as all other immigrants have in the past -- and GOD BLESS
AMERICA!
PART OF THE PROBLEM,
Think about this: If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending
someone -- YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM!
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