The first problem is we've had this border opened and people coming across the border for the last several years with no checks and balances. It's just like water going over a dam when a lake gets full. The borders have not been secure. The borders are porous.
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It would be better if we got out in front of it, where the court wouldn't have to do it. It would be better if we could anticipate and it would be better where we could provide those opportunities for our young people, so we're not just reacting or responding to a court case.
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We have a Supreme Court justice who said, 'You all have been doing this for 23 years, when are you going to get it right ' I think that is disingenuous.
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If you do that, you do a number of things. You elevate the chances of those children being successful because they don't enter so far behind and stay so far behind. You also advance the progress of the kids who didn't need it because the entire class moves faster.
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It's a never-ending battle that we will continue from year to year. Hopefully it won't be court battles. Hopefully it won't be involved in lawsuits and Supreme Court cases. Hopefully it will be missions and policies that are directed by the electorate of the people.
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