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1 2 3 4, 5 6 7 8 9 11 12' 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 not allow our courts to be used to sanction in any form"; Proposition 187 would put the state at odds with the Court of Appeal's ruling; and, WHEREAS, in clear violation of the State Constitution and a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision (Plyler vs. Doe), Proposition 187 would restrict undocumented persons from public schools requiring school officials to report any pupil or parent suspected of being undocumented. Proposition 187 jeopardizes California's share of federal education funds by violating provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which prohibits the release of information about public school students; and, WHEREAS, at the same time Proposition 187 proposes to "save" our state, it also proposes to further drain local governments and schools of scarce funding through additional mandates with no funding; scarce tax dollars would be earmarked to create new bureaucratic systems to verify the "residency" of all Californians in a comprehensive illegal alien "witch-hunt" instead of using the same monies for educating our young people or putting more police on our streets; and, WHEREAS, the history of the United States of America is one of immigration, men, women and children, of diverse cultures, backgrounds and beliefs, coming to this country in search of opportunity and a better life; and, WHEREAS, policy makers should seek a responsible dialogue and debate on immigration issues that places a greater emphasis on servicing political asylum cases, legal residency and citizenship cases to accurately determine status; the development of tracking systems for all points of entry into this country; and deportation of all undocumented persons convicted of felony crimes; and,