ImmigrationFinding
Tennessee should allow public schools to deny enrollment to students without legal immigration status.
A 1982 U.S. Supreme Court ruling requires public schools to enroll children regardless of immigration status. A state law allowing schools to deny enrollment would likely face a court challenge over that precedent.
Marsha Blackburn
Illegal aliens should not have free access to our public schools or any other public services in Tennessee.
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- Verified AI research, accepted by the VoteVera editor on Sep 30, 2026.
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A challenge counts in full when its evidence link comes from:
- Marsha Blackburn's verified accounts and sites.
- Official site blackburn.senate.gov (How verified)
- X @marshablackburn (How verified)
- Facebook @marshablackburn (How verified)
- Instagram @marshablackburn (How verified)
- YouTube ucvnnmu5mum7xr8qxblbtq9w (How verified)
- Official government sites. congress.gov, senate.gov, house.gov, govinfo.gov, fec.gov, sos.tn.gov, state.tn.us, tn.gov
- Archived snapshots of any of these pages (web.archive.org).
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