Expanding the Agenda:The Texas Latina/o Education and

Immigration Task Forces

Patricia D. López, Ph.D. (SJSU), Task Force Co-chair

Celina Moreno, J.D., M.P.P. (MALDEF), Task Force Co-chair

Texas Latina/o Summit

October 10, 2015

About the Task Forces

Education

70 participating local, state, and

national organizations and 128 bilingual

teachers

The Issues:

Seven (7) Public Education

Priorities

Four (4) Higher Education

Priorities

Immigration

35 participating local, state, and national

organizations

RITA and TRUST Coalition

The Issues:

Texas DREAM Act

Sanctuary Cities

Legal Pathway to Drive

DPS Accountability

Methodology

Surveys

One-on-one discussions

Group discussions

Six Regional Summits

Advancing A Latina/o Education Policy

Agenda: The 84th Session

Access to Higher Education

Top 10% Plan: HB 2472 makes permanent UT’s 75%

cap

Campus Carry

School Finance

High-Stakes Testing & Student Assessment – SB 149

Progress toward holistic student assessment and end to high-stakes testing

Privatization & the Fight to Preserve Public Education

Failed: Bills on vouchers, “parent trigger,” “opportunity school districts,” and

expansion of failing charter schools

Passed: A-F grading system; HB 1842: School sanctions and Innovation Zones

Advancing a Latina/o Immigration Policy

Agenda: The 84th Session

DREAM Killer Acts (in-state tuition TEXAS Grants) – SB 1819, etc.

Sanctuary Cities – SB 185

Border Interstate Compact – SB 1252

E-Verify Bills – SB 374, etc.

Driver’s Permit Bills – HB 4063

Gov. Abbott’s 800M Border Security Effort including HB 11

Discrimination against undocumented children with specialized health care

needs - HB 2835

Latina/o Legislative Advocacy: The 84th

Session

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAVbMnp40M8&feature=youtu.be

Strengthening Our Infrastructure for Collective

Advocacy: The 85th Session

Expanding the Agenda

Identifying Issues vs. Advancing Issues

Think Global, Act Local

Broadening Our Scope of Political Participation: The Role of Legislative

Advocacy and Voting

Stay Connected, Be Engaged

EDUCATION

@TXLatinoEdu

www.facebook.com/LatinoEducationTaskForce

txlatinoedpolicy@gmail.com

For Text Alerts, text @TXLatinoEd to 23559

IMMIGRATION

https://www.facebook.com/Common-Sense-Immigration-Texas-

271287356243887/timeline/

2015-16 STATEWIDE REGIONAL FORUMS