I have not checked with any of the education groups. But I have to believe the education groups would be opposed to this. The amendment says. among other things. this reportreferring to the report about local cooperation with the Immigration and Naturalization Servicesays that the State and local government or agencies have to provide information. That means. for example. the Chicago schools have to provide information about who is a legal resident and who is not. That is a very. very difficult thing for the Chicago schools to assess. Frankly. it is almost impossible. The Chicago schools are just trying to survive. just trying to teach reading. writing. and arithmetic. much less get burdened with something like this. And the amendment says this report shall identify any State or local governments that adopt the laws. policies. or practices of noncooperation with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. So that if the Immigration Service would ask the Chicago schools. will you tell us which of your students are from families who are here legally and which are not legally. and the Chicago schools decide they are not going to help. then the school safety provisions that are in this bill will be denied to the Chicago schools. I think you put the schools in an impossible situation. It would mean that under the policies now practiced by the city of Chicago and the police there. the police do not ask people. are you a legal resident here. if you are arrested for a traffic violation or whatever it is.
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