Schools across the United States are preparing for tens of thousands of migrant children who may be starting school this fall. Most of them are from Central American countries and come with little money or resources.

For many states, especially ones along the border like Texas, there is support to provide them with a public education, but how to pay for it remains a big issue. CCTV America’s Ginger Vaughn reports.

From California to Florida, according to government estimates, schools across the United States are bracing for as many as 40,000 undocumented minors to start school this fall.

In Texas, the Houston Independent School District reported a 49 percent increase over the past two years in recently arrived children, including those from Central America. Last year, it enrolled about 900 new students from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, and it expects hundreds more this school year.

The White House estimates the projected costs for caring and resettling immigrant children could reach more than $2.25 billion next year. School officials around the country are holding their breaths.

Immigration lawyer Gordon Quan said that cities should invest and embrace the potential economic power new immigrant communities bring, starting with education.

Quan also said that the needs of undocumented children and the real impact on school systems in Houston won’t become clear until classes are well underway.

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To discuss this issue, CCTV America’s Phillip Yin interviews David Leopold, the founder and principal of David Wolfe Leopold and Associates; and Frank Pena, the republican strategist and former membership chairman of the Republican Executive Committee in Miami-Dade County.