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What is your opinion moral problem with these parents claiming that we have a responsibility to fix their mis?

Until his final year of high school, Filipe fit right in. A strong student at one of Boston's best schools, he excelled in sports and won a scholarship to state colleges because of his high test scores. He liked rock 'n' roll, video games, and the Red Sox. He spoke English like an American, with barely a hint of an accent. Then he graduated, and all the doors closed. He couldn't claim his scholarship, a state college charged him the pricey nonresident tuition, and financial aid was unavailable to him. The reason: Filipe is an illegal immigrant. Across America, Filipe and students like him are welcomed into the public school system by a narrow 1982 Supreme Court ruling that guarantees them a basic education, regardless of their immigration status. After graduation, for those who want to attend college, the rules dramatically change. The story that is rarely told is what happens to them next. Filipe got a loan, enrolled in college, and sank $46,000 into debt. He took this semester off to work at a gym and pay down the debt. When he couldn't provide a Social Security number, he lost his job. Now, he is broke, unemployed, and subject to deportation to Brazil, after spending nearly half his life in the United States. "I never thought I'd be here," the 20-year-old said recently, speaking on the condition that his last name not be used. "It's a hard place to be." Every year as many as 65,000 undocumented students like him graduate from high school nationwide, including hundreds in Massachusetts, according to the National Immigration Law Center in Washington. Ten states, including California and Texas, allow students to pay resident tuition and continue their studies, while several states actively prohibit it, including South Carolina. Private colleges set their own rules; some grant students private scholarships, and others do not. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/05/17/from_in_crowd_to_out/?page=1 What is your opinion a moral problem with these parents claiming that we have a responsibility to fix their mistakes ?

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1. "These parents claiming that we have a responsibility to fix their mistakes' No I don't see that as a moral problem because I could not find anywhere in the article where parents were blaming anyone. I saw a quote by someone saying they do, but nowhere did I see a quote from a parent. I would have to see a quote to think there was a moral problem anywhere. The point of the article is lost by the question which is not related at all, but somehow I am not surprised.
2. The only moral problem here is that Filipe is an illegal immigrant. He should be deported back to Brazil. Why should I pay taxes to educate an illegal immigrant? Why should illegals get in-state tuition in some states while citizens and legal immigrants from out of state pay twice as much to attend the same schools? We need to get over the idea that we are somehow obligated to educate the world, feed the world, and defend the world, etc.
3. I have a major problem with that. I'm so sick of illegals thinking we have to kiss thier butts. No you can't have any more of my hard-earned money.
4. Boo hoo. They all have a sob story as to why they are not responsible for their own actions. It isn't our responsibility to fix it when they are the ones that are here crapping on our immigration laws. He should have fixed his problem when he turned 18.