Most Americans broadly support public education for undocumented students – regardless of their political affiliation and religion

Some states are trying to challenge a long-held precedent that undocumented children are allowed to attend public school free of charge.

By: William McCorkle, College of Charleston; E. Kyle Romero, University of North Florida, and Lina-Maria Murillo, The University of Texas at Austin, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 1,133

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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By William McCorkle, College of Charleston; E. Kyle Romero, University of North Florida, and Lina-Maria Murillo, The University of Texas at Austin

All public schools in the U.S. must provide an education to all students, regardless of their immigration status.

In 1982, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the right of immigrant students in Texas to attend school free of charge, regardless of their citizenship, in Plyler v. Doe. Texas had passed a law …

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