"The more illegal aliens with children are deported from Ramona, the better the student-to-teacher ratio. The reduction in the student population, given their legal status, would make better the quality of education for our American and legal immigrant children."
"I want to reassure American families in our district and immigrant families who are here legally that they have no reason to worry about immigration enforcement and no cause for their children to miss school. As for families of illegal aliens, the worry and concern about immigration enforcement is totally appropriate, warranted, well-placed and justified."
"It's a choice to be in the country illegally, and parents choose to put their kids in this situation of constant fear of enforcement."
Maya Phillips, a Ramona Unified School District board member, stated at a March 4 meeting that deporting undocumented immigrants with children would improve student-to-teacher ratios and education quality for American and legal immigrant children. She framed her comments as practical observations rather than political statements. Phillips argued that families who enter the country illegally make a choice that puts their children in situations of constant fear regarding immigration enforcement. She reassured legal families that they have no reason to worry about enforcement. San Diego County, home to over 150,000 undocumented immigrants, has experienced increased immigration enforcement, with over 250 children arrested by ICE in 2025. Phillips herself immigrated from Russia and became a U.S. citizen in 2006.
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