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D.C. After-School Programs Get Caught Up in Immigration Politics
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Washington Post (DC) |
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Friday, August 17, 2012 |
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Mike Debonis |
An odd news release issued today by Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s office highlighted concerns about new questions the D.C. Public Schools are asking about the citizenship of those enrolling in after-school programs.
The release came just before noon from the D.C. Office on Latino Affairs and was titled “Citizenship Requirements for DCPS Afterschool Programs.” It suggested the impeding reversal of a new requirement that parents must present proof of citizenship to enroll in this year’s after-school programs. That, as anyone familiar with immigration politics in the District knows, is a politically hazardous suggestion.
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