June 12th, 2012
12:30 PM ET
Perry on tough love for students
(CNN) - CNN education contributor Steve Perry responds to an English teacher's commencement speech that has gone viral.
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Anything short of deportation is against the law! Like the doorknobs trying to get reduced tuition for illegal invaders, if they submit paperwork in attempt to do it THEY SHOULD BE ARRESTED