By Gitanjali Poonia

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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., the hearing’s ranking member, pointed to a 1982 Supreme Court decision that ruled undocumented students cannot be denied a free public education.

She also acknowledged the Center for Law and Social Policy’s suggestion for the committee “to reject xenophobic and sensationalized claims that newcomer students are harming U.S. schools and instead focus on securing resources our schools need to adequately serve all students.”

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