At a sparsely attended meeting last year, the Saugus Public School Committee approved a new admissions policy, it said, to streamline the process of enrolling students.But critics say the policy 맥스카지노� including stringent requests for proof of 맥스카지노�legal맥스카지노� residency and 맥스카지노�criminal and civil penalties맥스카지노� for violators 맥스카지노� has another goal: keeping immigrants out of the small school district outside Boston.The debate over welcoming immigrant children into America맥스카지노�s schools extends far beyond the Boston suburbs. Advocates fear it could figure more prominently into a national agenda if Donald Trump wins a second term in the White House.Conservative politicians in states such as Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee are questioning whether immigrants without legal residency should have the right to a public education, raising the possibility of challenges to another landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision.For decades, children of families living in the country illegally have had the right to attend public school based on a 1982 Supreme Court decision known as Plyler v. Doe. In a 5-4 vote, justices held it is unconstitutional to deny children an education based on their immigration status.The new Saugus policy requires new students to share immigration records and says children must be 맥스카지노�legal residents whose actual residence is in Saugus," where the share of students who are learning English has nearly tripled to 31% over the last decade. Families must also complete a town census, sign a residency statement and provide occupancy and identity documents.Civil rights attorneys say the requirements are onerous and violate federal law by disproportionately harming students from immigrant families, who may lack many of the required documents, regardless of whether they're living in the country legally.The chairman of the Saugus school committee, Vincent Serino, said during the meeting the policy is 맥스카지노�tightening up맥스카지노� of existing residency rules and is not intended to keep out immigrants.But a Nicaraguan woman said it took six months for her to enroll her 8-year-old child because of the document requirements. The woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear her child would face retaliation, said the town wouldn맥스카지노�t accept her lease and her complaints to the school were rebuffed.Growing attempts to undermine Plyler v. Doe should be taken seriously, immigration experts say, pointing to the conservative-dominated Supreme Court맥스카지노�s readiness to overturn longstanding legal precedent, notably on abortion rights and affirmative action in higher education.Trump, a Republican, has made immigration a central part of his 2024 campaign, vowing to stage the largest deportation operation in U.S. history if elected. He refers to immigrants as 맥스카지노�animals맥스카지노� and 맥스카지노�killers맥스카지노� and has spoken of immigrant children bringing disease into classrooms. A photo displayed at a recent Trump rally showed a crowded classroom with the words 맥스카지노�Open border = packed classrooms.맥스카지노�There is no disputing immigrant populations have strained schools in many communities, contributing to crowded classrooms and forcing teachers to adapt to large numbers of Spanish-speaking students.But until recently, the idea of denying children an education would have been considered 맥스카지노�too far to the right and too far fringe,맥스카지노� said Tom K. Wong, director of the U.S. immigration Policy Center at the University of California, San Diego. 맥스카지노�But now we are seeing a political climate where previously fringe policies are becoming mainstream.맥스카지노�Earlier this year, the conservative Heritage Foundation urged states to pass legislation requiring public schools to charge tuition to families living in the country illegally. Doing so, it said in a policy brief, would provoke a lawsuit that likely would "lead the Supreme Court to reconsider its ill-considered Plyler v. Doe decision.맥스카지노�Over the summer, Oklahoma's education superintendent, Ryan Walters, announced his agency would be issuing guidance to districts about gathering information on the 맥스카지노�costs and burden맥스카지노� of illegal immigration to school districts.맥스카지노�The federal government has failed to secure our borders. Our schools are suffering over this,맥스카지노� Walters said.Several school districts have pushed back, saying they will not check students' immigration status.맥스카지노�Federal law is quite clear on this topic, as it prohibits districts from asking students or their families about their immigration status or to request documentation of their citizenship,맥스카지노� said Chris Payne, a spokesperson for Union Public Schools in Tulsa, outlining a common interpretation of the Supreme Court ruling.In Tennessee, a proposal for universal school vouchers by Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, led to debate over whether immigrant students should be excluded. The idea appealed to many of the Legislature맥스카지노�s conservative members, but some worried the exclusion would spark legal challenges. Ultimately, Lee abandoned his voucher proposal after several aspects of the plan failed to gain support.The Saugus school committee in Massachusetts approved its admissions policy at a committee meeting in August 2023, two days after Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, declared a state of emergency over the state맥스카지노�s migrant crisis. At the time, Healey said nearly 5,600 families 맥스카지노� many of them immigrants from Haiti and Venezuela 맥스카지노� were living in state shelters, up from about 3,100 families the year before.Serino, the school committee chairman, said the group began considering updating its residency policy more than a year before migrants became an issue in the state. He said the policy requires documents like a signed landlord affidavit or property tax bill, 맥스카지노�simple stuff that everyone has.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�We haven't hurt anyone and no one has come to us 맥스카지노� no migrant, no parent has come to us to complain about the policy,맥스카지노� Serino said.Local legal advocates say the policy has been a hurdle for at least two immigrant families trying to enroll in Saugus schools. Lawyers For Civil Rights and the group Massachusetts Advocates for Children said it took their intervention to get the students into the school.맥스카지노�The policy itself is illegal,맥스카지노� said Oren Sellstrom, litigation director for Lawyers for Civil Rights. 맥스카지노�Schools should be welcoming (all) children who are in the district and educating them.맥스카지노�In Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said in 2022 that Plyler v. Doe should be challenged and the federal government should pay for the public education of students who are not legal residents. He drew backlash from immigrant advocates and the White House. The following year, Republican lawmakers in Texas introduced several unsuccessful bills aimed at limiting non-citizen children from enrolling in public schools.In June, the idea also was included in the Republican Party of Texas platform.The party맥스카지노�s priorities for the upcoming Legislative season include 맥스카지노�ending all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens, except for emergency medical care.맥스카지노�