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Most Americans broadly support public education for undocumented students – regardless of their political affiliation and religion
A national survey found broad support across age, income and faith groups, with 57.5% of Republicans and 93.9% of Democrats in favor.
- A survey of more than 1,500 Americans conducted in mid-April 2026 found 75.5% support public education for undocumented children, regardless of immigration status.
- The Supreme Court affirmed the right to free public education in the 1982 case Plyler v. Doe, establishing a four-decade precedent that subsequent legal challenges have failed to overturn.
- While 93.9% of Democrats support the policy, only 57.5% of Republicans agree, revealing a stark political divide in survey responses across the nation.
- The Heritage Foundation has encouraged state legislators to challenge this right; Tennessee, Ohio, Idaho, and Oklahoma each proposed bills to restrict enrollment, though all failed.
- Public opinion has shifted dramatically since the 90s toward supporting undocumented students, with Pew Research finding 74% of Americans supported legal status for Dreamers in 2020.
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Most Americans broadly support public education for undocumented students – regardless of their political affiliation and religion
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Most Americans broadly support public education for undocumented students – regardless of their political affiliation and religion
by William McCorkle, College of Charleston; E. Kyle Romero, University of North Florida, and Lina-Maria Murillo, The University of Texas at Austin, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] 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 c…
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right5Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Center
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C 43%
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