Advocates Statement on Plyler

On March 18, 2026, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government held a hearing titled “Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. Doe.” In response, All4Ed organized a statement for the record signed by more than 100 organizations defending Plyler v. Doe and the fundamental right of every child to access a free public education, regardless of immigration status. The statement centers the harm to children when Plyler protections erode, including children in mixed-status families and U.S. citizen children, and makes the case that the logic of exclusion does not stop with undocumented students. It also presents the fiscal and economic evidence that Plyler more than pays for itself, generating hundreds of billions of dollars in tax contributions and workforce gains over the lifetimes of its beneficiaries. All4Ed remains committed to defending Plyler and to ensuring that every child can walk through a schoolhouse door.