Abstract
When a Texas statute denied a free public education to those who were not citizens or legal residents of the United States, four Mexican-American families challenged the constitutionality of that statute. The Supreme Court ruled in their favor, confirming that the Equal Protection Clause protects everyone regardless of immigration status.
Degree Date
Summer 8-3-2022
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
History
Advisor
Neil Foley
Subject Area
History, Law
Format
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Powell, John, "Plyler v. Doe: The Education of Undocumented Alien Schoolchildren in Texas, 1975-1982" (2022). History Theses and Dissertations. 15.
https://scholar.smu.edu/hum_sci_history_etds/15
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