Quote Originally Posted by PanzerJaeger View Post
Could you elaborate a bit on this? Are you speaking specifically in terms of education, or more generally? And are you talking about legal or illegal immigrants?

In terms of education, illegal immigrants are much more likely to a) leave the country and b) have a difficult time finding a job in which to use their state-funded skills. Considering those, it reasons that their subsidization would yield far more risky results in terms of the state's return on its investment in comparison to natives.
First you accept the vague bit about immigrants being good for the country. Given that, it's important to give them a boost to get that family history of education. Our grade school/high school system doesn't really work well for children whose parents aren't educated.

How much more likely are illegal immigrants to leave the country once they get a degree?