JD Vance Claims Non-English Speaking Immigrant…

JD Vance Claims Non-English Speaking Immigrant Children Lower US Education Standards

Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance said Tuesday that the quality of American education was being lowered by children who come to the United States illegally and do not speak English.

Vance made the claim during a campaign rally in Arizona's Peoria, even though a state law ended bilingual education in public schools over 20 years ago, AZCentral reported.

Immigrant students who were learning English in Arizona were placed in separate classrooms from those who were already proficient, including recent arrivals to the country.

Arizona consists of 100,000 students learning English, most of whom come from immigrant or refugee families and are not yet fluent, based on their test scores.

In 2000, Arizona's law ended bilingual education in public schools. Due to this, teachers don't have to slow down for students who don't speak English, as those students are already placed in separate classes.

"In Arizona schools right now, we have got thousands upon thousands of children who can't even speak the native, the local language in Arizona. Sometimes they don't even speak Spanish, of course, because we've got illegal immigrants coming from all over," he said, AZ Central reported.

"What does that do to the education of American children when their teachers aren't teaching them, but they're focused on kids who don't have the legal right to be here?"

During his campaign stop in Arizona, Vance chose to speak on immigration at the southern border and the economy, which were key issues for voters in the state. He went on to express his concerns about how immigration policies were affecting the quality of American education.

With just two weeks left until election day, Vance held rallies in Peoria and Tucson to encourage voting before Nov. 5. He also criticized Vice President Kamala Harris and praised his running mate, former President Donald Trump.

"I've got the easiest job in American politics. I've got to go around and just remind the American people that Donald Trump delivered rising take home pay and low inflation," Vance said.

Aside from this, Vance also noted that Trump will ensure Native Americans' and tribal folks' voices were heard if he was elected to the White House.

"Native and tribal folks are always going to have a seat at the table," he said. "The reason why you have Native Americans coming around to Donald Trump's candidacy, and a lot of these folks haven't voted Republican maybe in their entire lives, certainly not in many, many years, is they recognize that a wide-open southern border and unaffordable groceries and rent, it hits our native communities as hard as it hits anybody else."

He questioned Harris' promises to address issues like inflation and border security, pointing out that she had been in office for over 1,400 days and asking what she had been doing during that time.

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