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David Froba: We invested in their education, it’s stupid to throw that away

Most DACA recipients have received a public K-12 education costing the state of California $122,000 each. To let these young people now get legalized and get on with work or study is not only compassionate, it’s also good business. To even think about throwing these valuable assets back across the border is economically absurd.

David Froba, Modesto

This story was originally published January 29, 2018 at 1:15 PM with the headline "David Froba: We invested in their education, it’s stupid to throw that away."

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