Washington, April 8 -- Representative Chip Roy issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Chip Roy sent a letter to Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon and Education Secretary Linda McMahon urging the two federal agencies to rescind an Obama-era policy that has prevented states from collecting basic immigration-status data in public schools.
Excerpts:
"While framed as civil rights guidance, this policy has had the practical effect of chilling lawful data collection by states and local educational agencies. As a result, states like Texas and various school board associations have avoided collecting basic immigration-status data-even where such information would be critical for resource all...