Trump's helpers wanted to prevent children of illegal immigrants from enrolling in public schools

The key aides of President Trump have been trying to find a way to allow states to prevent children of illegal immigrants from enrolling in public schools.

White House senior advisor Stephen Miller led efforts in 2017, putting pressure on Cabinet officials and other White House officials to try to find a way to limit the number of illegal immigrant children, said Bloomberg.

Miller wanted the Department of Education to issue a guidance note advising states that they could refuse to admit undocumented students from kindergarten to high school.

"The note was not issued because the secretary would never review it," said Department of Education spokeswoman Liz Hill in a statement.

The push was dropped after the aides were informed that it did not correspond to the 1982 Supreme Court case. Plyler v. Doe, guaranteeing access to public schools.

According to a study by the Pew Research Center, about 725,000 undocumented students from kindergarten to high school were enrolled in public and private schools in 2014. Student spending could exceed $ 8 billion a year, according to data released by the US Census Bureau earlier this year.

This strategy is part of the efforts of the administration to fight illegal immigration. Earlier this week, the administration announced that it could prevent immigrants from becoming permanent residents if they used Medicaid, social housing assistance or food stamps for more than 12 months over a three-year period.