No undocumented child left behind : Plyler v. Doe and the education of undocumented schoolchildren / Michael A. Olivas.
The 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case of Plyler v. Doe, which made it possible for undocumented children to enroll in Texas public schools, was a watershed moment for immigrant rights in the United States. The Court struck down both a state statute denying funding for education to undocumented children a...
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| Series: | Citizenship and migration in the Americas.
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Table of Contents:
- Why Plyler matters
- The story of Plyler v. Doe : the education of undocumented children, and the polity
- The implementation of Plyler v. Doe
- The political economy of the DREAM Act and the legislative process : Doe goes to college
- Conclusion : the discourse and the danger (or, why Plyler should have been decided on preemption grounds)