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GOP calls to get undocumented children out of public schools grow
Republicans argue Plyler v. Doe imposes costly burdens on taxpayers, with 3.2 million children from undocumented households in public schools in 2021, per Center for Immigration Studies.
- White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller urged Texas lawmakers on Monday to consider ending funding for undocumented students, advancing a Republican effort to overturn the 1982 Supreme Court ruling Plyler v. Doe.
- Critics argue the 1982 Plyler decision represents "judicial overreach" by usurping Congress's authority over immigration and imposing fiscal burdens on already struggling school systems.
- Tennessee and Ohio legislators are advancing bills requiring districts to report enrollment data on students lacking proof of legal status, while supporters claim educating undocumented students costs billions annually.
- Opponents warn overturning the ruling could harm school systems already facing resource constraints and chronic absenteeism; the administration has lifted policies that previously kept ICE agents off school property.
- A birthright citizenship case arriving at the Supreme Court next Tuesday could accelerate Republican efforts to overturn established precedents, according to legal observers monitoring the litigation strategy.
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GOP looks at overturning case allowing undocumented children in US public schools · American Wire News
The Republican Party is increasingly interested in overturning a case that gave illegal alien children the “right” to attend public schools for free. The 1982 Texas case, Plyler v. Doe, established “that all young people – regardless of documentation status – have a right to public education,” according to Giving Compass. But an increasing number of Republicans say that the Supreme Court erred mightily and that this precedent needs to be overwri…
GOP calls to get undocumented children out of public schools grow
Republicans are ramping up talks of overturning Plyler v. Doe, the Supreme Court decision that gave undocumented children rights to a free public education. The talks have stretched from Republican states such as Tennessee to the White House, accelerating an immigration crackdown in education under President Trump that began at U.S. universities with foreign students who struggled…
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