The question is a little vague, but I will try to steer your conversation. On one hand, one can argue that it is not the place for American citizens to educate undocumented immigrants since they did not pay into taxpayer-funded public schools. Also, it could be argued that they are not officially United States citizens and are therefore not entitled to the services provided by the government.
On the other hand, one can argue the humanitarian need to provide all the aid and comfort possible to desperate immigrants and refugees who are seeking better lives, in accordance with the values inscribed on the Statue of Liberty and in many founding documents that shaped the United States.
One can also use a utilitarian approach for education: by providing people with an education, they are more likely to positively contribute to American society.
Illegal immigration has become a controversial topic in the United States in recent history. If your assignment is to be persuasive, I hope you take my arguments for part of your debate. If you are looking at writing an expository essay on the subject, I would examine the costs of providing both a secondary and a post-secondary education to undocumented immigrants.
Of course, if measuring the costs, one should also measure the benefits communities receive from an influx of immigrants. One can also interview teachers for their opinion on educating undocumented immigrants. Many of these immigrants do not speak English, or comefrom low-income families. Public education classrooms are still trying to provide the best possible solution for educating undocumented immigrants who face the stress of a new culture and the uncertainty of receiving instruction in a foreign language.
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