{
  "id": "97-542",
  "type": "CRS Report",
  "typeId": "REPORTS",
  "number": "97-542",
  "active": false,
  "source": "EveryCRSReport.com",
  "versions": [
    {
      "source": "EveryCRSReport.com",
      "id": 103960,
      "date": "2003-02-05",
      "retrieved": "2016-04-08T14:53:51.475544",
      "title": "The Right of Undocumented Alien Children to Basic Education: An Overview of Plyler v. Doe",
      "summary": "In  Plyler v. Doe  (457 U.S.  202 (1982)), the Supreme Court held that it was\nunconstitutional\nfor Texas to deny illegal alien children who were residing in the state equal access to its elementary\nand secondary schools. Though the vote was close (5-4),  Plyler  remains good law and\ncontinues to\nbe cited for the proposition that illegal aliens are not beyond protection under the Constitution. \n  However, while  Plyler  set limits on state power, it clearly suggested that \n constitutional\nrestrictions on the ability of states to discriminate against illegal aliens may be influenced by\nCongress. The case further implied that states have broader power to discriminate when children\nand basic education rights are not at stake. For example, cases since  Plyler  have upheld\nstate laws\nthat discriminate against illegal aliens in providing higher education.",
      "type": "CRS Report",
      "typeId": "REPORTS",
      "active": false,
      "formats": [
        {
          "format": "PDF",
          "encoding": null,
          "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/97-542",
          "sha1": "4c2daa2cde916d1f84c5bccb7b845caf118e8232",
          "filename": "files/20030205_97-542_4c2daa2cde916d1f84c5bccb7b845caf118e8232.pdf",
          "images": null
        },
        {
          "format": "HTML",
          "filename": "files/20030205_97-542_4c2daa2cde916d1f84c5bccb7b845caf118e8232.html"
        }
      ],
      "topics": []
    }
  ],
  "topics": [
    "American Law",
    "Constitutional Questions"
  ]
}