Statistics showing a major drop in the number of kids of illegal migrants enrolled in California’s schools is saving the state millions in education budget dollars.
\n\nThe number of what liberals euphemistically call “newcomers” has dropped precipitously since President Trump came to office for his second term and decisively shut down Joe Biden’s open borders policies.
\n\nOakland, California, is a typical example. From 2017 to 2024, the Oakland Unified School District took in an average of 1,300 extra “newcomer” students each year. But in 2025 the district only saw 498 “newcomers” enter the schools, and this year that number fell to 212, according to EdSource.
\n\nThe huge cut in the number of foreigners entering Oakland’s school district spurred administrators to cut programs for bilingual and Spanish-only students and reassign staffers and teachers to other duties. And the funding decline makes a big dent in the Democrat political machine’s power and cash flow.
\n\nOakland noted that last year the district had 17 special programs for “newcomers” in its middle schools, but this year that number has fallen to six.
\n\nThe savings to taxpayers are not just from special and expensive programs for migrants. Because school budgets are based on overall student…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/
