Tennessee Bill enables schools to deny enrollment for illegal migrants, the proposal was declared unconstitutional
The legislators of the Tennessee State introduced a proposal for a law to allow school districts and agencies to implement the law to deny enrollment with illegal migrant students.
The SB 836 says that the laws of the law or the public charter school “may enroll or refuse to enroll a student who is illegally present in the United States.”
Republican Senator Bo Watson, which Sponsored the accountHe said the proposal aims to save state money. The draft has been modified to allow school districts to charge tuition fees for enrollment of students, not to make a request, according to Fox Chattanooga.
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The legislators of the Tennessee State introduced a proposal for a law to allow school districts and agencies to implement the law to deny enrollment with illegal migrant students. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
“This legislation says, if you are not able to prove your lawful residence here, the local Lea can charge you for attending attendance, which deals with the physical nature of this legislation. It is not about denial of education to these students,” Watson said, according to the output.
However, the proposal of the Law contrary to the current law confirmed the decision of the US Supreme Court in 1981 Plyler against Doe Doe, which ruled that the states secured funds for any student seeking a public educationregardless of their immigration status.
The SB 836 says that the laws of the law or the public charter school “may enroll or refuse to enroll a student who is illegally present in the United States.” (Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The IMigany Faith’s immigration lawyer criticized the law as unconstitutional and said that it was proposed to cause Plyler’s judgment against Doe.
“It’s sharply unconstitutional. They are pretty honest that this is their goal, it is to set it as a challenge to Plyler against Doe,” Faith told Fox Chattanooga.
Republican Senator Bo Watson, who sponsored the proposal of the law, said the proposal aims to save state money. (East)
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Faith also took a problem with the possibility of schools to charge school, stating that Tennessee’s tax structure It is based on sales tax.
“Because of this, they pay the same amount of taxes that go to a public education system that does it someone who is in legal status,” she said.
