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5. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants to 'challenge' free public education to children of undocumented immigr
Tue May 10, 2022, 12:26 AM
May 2022

This is a very dumb concept even coming from Greg



https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-greg-abbott-immigration-children-education-2022-5

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he thinks his state will "resurrect" and "challenge" a 40-year-old Supreme Court decision requiring states to offer free public education to all children, including undocumented immigrants, the Austin American-Statesman first reported.

The Supreme Court case in question, Plyler v. Doe, was brought to the court after Texas passed a law prohibiting the state from using public funds to educate children who came into the country illegally. The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision in 1982 that the state's actions violated the 14th Amendment's "Equal Protection Clause" and struck down Texas' law.

Abbott's comments came during a right-wing radio talk show, The Joe Pags Show, after the host complained about the "burden on communities" that he argued immigrants create.

"The challenges put on our public systems is extraordinary," Abbott replied. "Texas already long ago sued the federal government about having to incur the costs of the education program, in a case called Plyler v. Doe. And the Supreme Court ruled against us on the issue about denying, or let's say Texas having to bear that burden."

Greg does not have a Disney to attack and so is attacking migrant children This is a disgusting stunt even for an asshole like Greg

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