Isabella is an undocumented immigrant living in Texas. She confides in you that she is receiving orders from Texas state officia
ls that she should self-deport to Mexico. Because the order is not coming from the federal government, Isabella plans to hire a lawyer to challenge Texas's orders. She believes that the U.S. Constitution does not give states such rights on immigration. Which constitutional principle do you think would help Isabella win her case against the State of Texas
The legal rights of undocumented persons like Isabella would require the Lawyer to seek protection for her under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
<h3>What does the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment say?</h3>
The above clause indicates expressly that everyone living within the jurisdiction of the United States, citizen or not, has the right to equal protection of the law.
See the link below to learn more about the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment Clause:
