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Arizona Teachers Protest New Immigration Bills
With a call for “Education, Not Deportation” a group of Arizona teachers and students showed up
at the Arizona State Capitol to protest against Senate Bills 1611 and 1407. SB 1611 is an omnibus
immigration bill proposed by Republican Senator Russell Pearce. If approved, children will be
required to present documents to school administrators proving they are legal in the United States
in order to register for school. This bill also will prevent undocumented students from attending
Arizona community colleges and universities, even when they would be able to pay triple the
regular tuition. Senate Bill 1407, if approved, would order teachers and school administrators to
gather information regarding the immigration status of students attending their schools.
Demonstrators and opponents of these bills consider them a potential violation of the Plyler v Doe
decision, a 1982 Supreme Court decision which prohibits states from conditioning access to public
education to children regardless of their immigration status. View Gallery One
With a call for “Education, Not Deportation” a group of Arizona teachers and students showed up
at the Arizona State Capitol to protest against Senate Bills 1611 and 1407. SB 1611 is an omnibus
immigration bill proposed by Republican Senator Russell Pearce. If approved, children will be
required to present documents to school administrators proving they are legal in the United States
in order to register for school. This bill also will prevent undocumented students from attending
Arizona community colleges and universities, even when they would be able to pay triple the
regular tuition. Senate Bill 1407, if approved, would order teachers and school administrators to
gather information regarding the immigration status of students attending their schools.
Demonstrators and opponents of these bills consider them a potential violation of the Plyler v Doe
decision, a 1982 Supreme Court decision which prohibits states from conditioning access to public
education to children regardless of their immigration status. View Gallery One
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