Immigration Updates 2026, Racial Healing and the State of Child Care.
From Growing Up In America: The Way It Is by Dr. Robert Sanborn
February 19, 2026 · 57 min · Season 6 · Episode 7
About this episode
This episode discusses urgent issues impacting Texas children, including immigration services, racial healing, and child care quality.
This episode of Growing Up in America tackles the urgent issues impacting Texas children, from the fallout of the federal government shutdown on immigration services to the shifting landscape of DEI and racial healing following the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson. Dr. Bob Sanborn and Nely Sanchez host expert guests to discuss why 4,000 immigrant students have left HISD, the current satisfaction levels with K-12 education, and new findings from the "Paving the Way for Quality" child care report. Tune in for a deep dive into public policy, community advocacy, and the fight for the quality of life for every child. Featuring Krystal Gomez , Managing Attorney at Texas Immigration Law Council, Cherry Steinwender , Executive Director at the Center for the Healing of Racism and Kim Kofron , Director of Early Childhood Education for CHILDREN AT RISK. Support community radio at the KPFT Donation Page . Read the latest research at CHILDREN AT RISK.
People in this episode
Hosts: Dr. Bob Sanborn, Nely Sanchez
Guests: Krystal Gomez, Cherry Steinwender, Kim Kofron
Topics covered
- immigration
- racial healing
- child care
- public policy
- community advocacy
- K-12 education
Keywords
- immigrant students
- HISD
- K-12 education
- child care report
- DEI
- community advocacy
- public policy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Texas Immigration Law Council, Center for the Healing of Racism, CHILDREN AT RISK
Places: Texas
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