<div dir="ltr"><div>The Guarantee of Public Education for Students Regardless of Their Immigration Status</div><div><br></div><div>
In 1975, the Texas Legislature passed a statute withholding state 
education funding from school districts that enrolled children who had 
not been “legally admitted” to the US. Two years later, the Tyler 
Independent School District went further, imposing a $1,000 annual 
tuition charge on undocumented students to compensate the state for 
expenses (Olivas, 2012). Mexican farmworkers<strong>—</strong>people who picked crops and kept the regional economy running<strong>—</strong>were told their children could not attend school without paying a fee that was simply out of their reach...
<em>Plyler </em>prohibits not only outright exclusion but also any 
indirect practice that discourages families from enrolling their 
children, such as requiring Social Security numbers, sharing information
 about immigration status with enforcement agencies, and allowing 
immigration authorities to conduct enforcement activities on or near 
school campuses (American Immigration Council, 2016).</div><div><br></div><div>Full text:</div><div><a href="https://www.cal.org/news/new-oped-hanging-the-rights-of-immigrant-students-on-the-line-language-magazine/">https://www.cal.org/news/new-oped-hanging-the-rights-of-immigrant-students-on-the-line-language-magazine/</a></div></div>