Posts tagged immigration
All Children Have Right to Public Education
7.26.11
It has been brought to our attention that certain school districts are requiring Social Security Identification for enrollment in K-12 school. It is unlawful to require more than proof of residence (such as a gas or electric bill), immunization forms, & a birth certificate as a condition of enrollment in public schools. It is not required that a birth certificate be from the United States. The birth certificate is simply a means to determine the age of the student. Oklahoma law allows for other forms such as a baptismal or an affidavit to verify proof of age. No public school may legally require a Social Security card.
School administrators cannot deny admission to a student based on his or her immigration status or require parents or students to disclose their immigrant status or social security numbers. Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982) In addition, if a district chooses to request a social security number, it shall inform the individual that the disclosure is voluntary, provide the statutory or other basis upon which it is seeking the number, and explain what uses will be made of it. 5 U.S.C. §552a
If your child is denied enrollment please contact the ACLU of Oklahoma at (405) 524-8511 or acluok@acluok.org.
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Lecture on Immigration Law
8.25.08
Michael A. Olivas
The University of Tulsa College of Law invites you to join us for a lecture by Michael A. Olivas entitled “Immigration – Related State and Local Ordinances: Pigtail Ordinances and the Proper Role for Enforcement”
Thursday, September 11, 2008
7:30 p.m., Price & Turpen Courtroom, John Rogers Hall 3120 E. 4th Place, The University of Tulsa
The event is free and open to the public.
Michael A. Olivas is a recognized expert in the fields of immigration law and policy and education law. His speech will address the volatile immigration issues that state and local governments are currently debating, such as Oklahoma’s H.B. 1804. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Olivas is the William B. Bates Distinguished Chair of Law and director of the Institute of Higher Education Law and Government at the University of Houston Law Center. He is the only person to hold membership in both the American Law Institute and the National Academy of Education, and he has twice served as chair of the American Association of Law Schools Immigration Law Section.
For more information, visit: www.law.utulsa.edu.
Immigration Controversy Continues
8.23.07
MALDEF & ACLU
House Bill 1804, passed during the 2007 session of the Oklahoma Legislature and signed by Governor Brad Henry, will require local law enforcement, state agencies, municipal government and small businesses to enforce federal immigration restrictions. The new law, the Oklahoma Taxpayers and Citizens Protection Act (OTCPA), will take effect on November 1, 2007.
ACLU of Oklahoma Legal Director C.S. Thornton and Program Coordinator Tamya Cox have been analyzing the OTCPA in conjunction with the ACLU National Immigrants’ Rights Project to determine what portions of the statute might be vulnerable to challenges on constitutional grounds. In addition, Thornton, Cox and Legal Intern Manish Rajwar have met extensively with representatives of advocacy groups involved with Oklahoma’s residents of Latin American descent.
Affiliate representatives met in Tulsa with advocates from the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and other organizations on June 2, 2007. Later in the day, ACLU staff participated in a public meeting at Tulsa’s East Central High School with concerned members of the Hispanic community.
A conference featuring a presentation about the OTCPA by David Blatt of Tulsa’s Community Action Project was held in Tulsa on June 5, 2007. The ACLU joined in discussion with representatives from advocacy groups and More >
