Linked by David Adams on Wed 6th Apr 2005 20:21 UTC
This month's Wired magazine has a terriffic story about a team of students from a high school in an economically depressed part of Phoenix, who took part in an underwater-robot building competition against students from the top universities in the country -- and won. All of the students are undocumented Mexican immigrants who don't qualify for most financial aid or even in-state tuition, and therefore can't afford to attend college, in the US, Mexico, or anywhere. When I read the article I determined to try to do something to help give these kids their chance, and I was delighted to discover that their faculty advisor has set up a scholarship fund for them, and I'm about to donate some money to help. I'd like to encourage OSNews readers to read the story, and if they feel the same way, to donate.
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Bullshit! Undocumented don't pay taxes cause they're undocumented and largely paid under the table. For that matter, the majority of them take their hard earned money and send it back to their families in Mexico to give them a better life. If every US citizen took all his extra money and sent it out to another country, the US would go bankrupt. They get paid under the table, pay no taxes, shack up 10 people in a 2 bedroom apartment, then try to get education and health services for free. They leech off of state and federal tax dollars, then when they do get money, they send it home instead of re-investing it back into the economy. Its bullshit!