Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law Targeting Undocumented Students In a significant victory for immigrant rights advocates, a federal judge has effectively blocked a Texas law aimed at denying public education to undocumented students, citing the landmark 1982 Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe. The ruling has sparked debate over the constitutionality of such laws, which have been enacted in several states in recent years. By upholding Plyler, the judge has reaffirmed the fundamental right of all children to an education, regardless of their immigration status. The decision is likely to have far-reaching implications for the future of immigrant education in the United States.
There are no good reasons — legal, educational, economic or moral — to overturn Plyler.