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I didn’t say it was a “big deal,” just that that would still be considered a redshirt. But yes, I agree that summer birthdays are more likely to be held back.

No one is sucking that teet Here’s a comprehensive breakdown of federal, state, and local government spending on undocumented immigrants (commonly referred to as “illegal immigrants”) in recent years: Federal Spending Medicaid emergency services provided to undocumented immigrants have cost $16.2 billion since the start of the Biden administration arrington.house.gov+15budget.house.gov+15thenationaldesk.com+15. A GOP analysis (FAIR) suggests total federal spending—including healthcare, education, welfare, border enforcement—reached $66 billion in the latest year . The nonpartisan CBO reported that undocumented immigrants contributed $96.7 billion in taxes, including ~$59.4 billion federal and ~$37.3 billion state/local income itep.org. State & Local Spending National Estimates: State and local governments reportedly spent $115 billion on undocumented immigrants, totaling $150 billion in fiscal outlays when combined with federal funds poynter.org+10cbsaustin.com+10nypost.com+10. By State & City: California: Around $22 billion in 2022 cbsaustin.com+1thenationaldesk.com+1. Texas: ~$9 billion . New York: ~$10 billion over recent years arrington.house.gov+13cbsaustin.com+13nypost.com+13. Illinois: Included in FAIR's top spending group (~$115 billion total). New York City alone spent $308 million since July 2023 and is on pace for nearly $10 billion over 3 yearscbsaustin.com+1thenationaldesk.com+1. New York State separately allocated $4.3 billion from 2022–23 through 2025–26 for asylum seeker/emergency migrant costs, spending $1.66 billion through March 2025

So your two summer birthday kids are 8-12 weeks younger than the late April birthday, I don't see that as a big deal. If you want to call it a RS, I don't have an issue with the nomenclature. I just think, when talking about kindergarten, late April through Summer is a 50/50 call on whether you send them when they are 5. I have seen it go both ways and most have nothing to do with sports. Typically, the 9/1 date is for 6 year olds, not 5 year olds. It seems pretty common for July birthdays to get held, I doubt all the summer birthday gets sent when 5 (just like you didn't) so the 1/3 is an exaggeration for effect and not likely.

Will you say more about that? Who doesn’t want max pay for less work, quality goods/services for cheap, or bigger profits? That's not hypocrisy... That's not only Republicans.

Keep in mind, when it comes to farm workers, there are guest worker programs that provide for needed help. This from the Center for Immigration Studies: Notable findings: Of the 474 civilian occupations, only six are majority immigrant (legal and illegal). These six occupations account for 1 percent of the total U.S. workforce. Moreover, native-born Americans still comprise 46 percent of workers in these occupations. There are no occupations in the United States in which a majority of workers are illegal immigrants. Illegal immigrants work mostly in construction, cleaning, maintenance, food service, garment manufacturing, and agricultural occupations. However, the majority of workers even in these areas are either native-born or legal immigrants. Only 4 percent of illegal immigrants and 2 percent of all immigrants do farm work. Immigrants (legal and illegal) do make up a large share of agricultural workers — accounting for half or more of some types of farm laborers — but all agricultural workers together constitute less than 1 percent of the American work force. Many occupations often thought to be worked overwhelmingly by immigrants (legal and illegal) are in fact majority native-born: Maids and housekeepers: 51 percent native-born Taxi drivers and chauffeurs: 54 percent native-born Butchers and meat processors: 64 percent native-born Grounds maintenance workers: 66 percent native-born Construction laborers: 65 percent native-born Janitors: 73 percent native-born https://cis.org/Report/There-Are-No-Jobs-Americans-Wont-Do

The vast majority of Democrats don't want that. There's a 0% chance this gets any nationwide traction in the next century. Maybe they can ban it in specific cities but that would be about it. I don't think that has happened anywhere though, has it? I'm talking about possession of regular guns by regular people. Oh, here we go with the 'ol "slipper slope argument." I can see it coming.

Who takes on more legal immigrants annually. wait. We do.

Yah; Republicans now want higher wages. OMG, the hypocrisy is unreal.

Which is crazy, that's my absolute favorite thing about them. This is an entertainment product. I've been less enthused by their on-the-mat product, but I'll admit to being pleasantly surprised with some improvements these last two years with on the mat production and style.

Nobody’s pushing to separate kids from parents. That is rhetoric, not critical thinking. Parents who stay illegally know the risk of deportation, which can split families as a byproduct, not a goal. Blaming the legal system instead of their parental choice is unfair.

Iowa elicits a lot of feelings from both fans and non-fans, lol. It's kind of a funny characteristic for our sport. I enjoy watching the drama but don't care what happens to Iowa beyond wishing the Brands Bros weren't such emotional turds matside.

It’s not that simple. Citizens compete with illegal workers in jobs like construction and cheap labor affects wages.

So many universities can barely help their alumni find a job. They try, but IME are generally disconnected from the professional world outside of academia. I'd be surprised to see real world financial counseling in athletics programs beyond "save everything you can"

The norm in PA is to graduate at 18, with students who have summer birthdays typically graduating at 17 but starting college at 18.

I thought it was the lady that wrote the Ferrari --> UNC piece. Folks sure swarmed her

Globalize the intafada?

What about the responsibility and morals of the parents that choose to abandon their children, or choose to put their children at risk?

They aren't even eligible to be here.

You’re missing the point of the analogy. It’s not saying immigrants are literally breaking into your house or stealing your food. It’s about respecting boundaries and rules. A country, like a home, has laws to protect its resources and citizens. Illegal aliens bypass those laws, just like squatting ignores property rights. Sure, a country’s bigger than a house, but the principle’s the same: fairness matters. Calling MAGA heartless for wanting legal processes followed ignores their priorities... caring for Americans first... workers struggling with job competition... a system that rewards those who wait years to enter legally. Citizens should have a say in who lives here and shapes our culture; that’s partly why we have legal immigration processes. Open borders won’t solve poverty.

How would an April birthday turning 19 as a senior not be a redshirt? I have 3 kids, 2 of which have summer birthdays that I started kindergarten late, and they still won’t be 19 until after they graduate HS. I thought most places the cutoff was around 9/1, so holding back an April birthday would mean they could be older than about 1/3 of the kids in the grade ahead of them.

I call b s because no one's job is being "stolen". No one is applying for those positions.

Yes, it is very fair to call you heartless when you advocate separating kids from their parents, using abusive tactics to apprehend people whose sole offense is being here without papers. Absolutely.

There is a case to be made that open-border folks are heartless to struggling Americans.

A more accurate analogy is an asylum seeker fleeing their country due to economic, political, or social reasons and entering a bordering country without prior authorization. So they take jobs with the lowest barriers to entry and are often exploited by employers under the threat of being turned in.

Is it fair to call someone heartless if they’re making hard choices to protect what they think is right? There’s a video that shows even taking millions of immigrants barely scratches the surface of the 3 billion people living on less than $2/day. It’s not about not caring... it’s about realizing we can’t fix everything through immigration. We should prioritize caring for our own people first and stick to legal immigration processes to ensure fairness for those who follow the rules. Helping others is important, but it’s often more effective to support people where they live rather than straining our resources with a system that only helps a few. MAGA could display more compassion, absolutely, but its focus is on priorities that rank above sympathy for illegal aliens. We shouldn’t overlook the rest of America. Any group’s actions can be framed as heartless depending on the examples chosen.