{"id":2196675,"date":"2024-03-11T16:22:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T20:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-public-school-teaches-that-strengthened-immigration-laws-are-oppressive\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T16:26:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T20:26:59","slug":"texas-public-school-teaches-that-strengthened-immigration-laws-are-oppressive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-public-school-teaches-that-strengthened-immigration-laws-are-oppressive\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas school teaches that &#8216;tougher immigration laws&#8217; are oppressive"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-public-school-teaches-that-strengthened-immigration-laws-are-oppressive%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2196675&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Official Curriculum at Texas School District Teaches Students about Immigration Laws and Oppression<\/h2>\n<p>In a Texas school district just outside of Austin, a high\u200c school class called &#8220;Advanced Ethnic\u200d Studies: Mexican American Studies&#8221; is sparking controversy. According to\u200d documents obtained through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-commuting-his-sentence-ca-gov-newsom-reverses-parole-for-convicted-double-murderer\/\" title=\"After Commuting His Sentence, CA Gov. Newsom Reverses Parole For Convicted Double Murderer\">public records request<\/a>, the curriculum\u200d teaches students that strengthened \u200cimmigration \u200dlaws aimed\u2063 at securing the southern border are part of a &#8220;system of oppression&#8221; targeting Mexican Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d goal of the\u200c class, as stated in the documents,\u200c is for students to understand\u2062 how\u2062 significant events\u200c from \u20621975 to the present \u200bhave\u2062 reinforced systems of oppression against Mexican Americans. This includes exploring the impact of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unbelievable-mexico-city-residents-complain-too-many-americans-are-moving-there\/\" title=\"Unbelievable: Mexico City Residents Complain Too Many Americans Are Moving There\">strengthened immigration laws<\/a> that have made it harder for Mexicans to \u2062immigrate to the United States.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The school district&#8217;s portrayal \u2063of immigration restriction\u2064 as an\u200b act of oppression comes at a time when the \u200cUnited States, \u2063and Texas in particular, is facing an unprecedented surge of illegal migrants\u2064 at the \u200dsouthern border. Since \u2062President \u2063Biden took office, there have been about 9 million nationwide encounters and an\u2064 estimated 1.7 million \u200cgotaways.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Interestingly,\u200d the curriculum\u2062 also addresses the language used to describe immigrants. The term &#8220;illegal \u200dimmigrant,&#8221; which President Biden \u2062apologized for using \u200bin his State of the Union address,\u200d is deemed unacceptable by\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-america-books-get-banned-in-china-authors-get-the-death-sentence\/\" title=\"In America, Books Get \u2018Banned.\u2019 In China, Authors Get the Death Sentence.\">liberal school district<\/a>. The \u200blesson\u2062 plan explains that terms like &#8220;illegal&#8221; and &#8220;undocumented&#8221; can carry negative \u200bconnotations and perpetuate stereotypes.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>According to the lesson plan, poet Luis Alberto Urrea criticizes the term &#8220;illegal alien&#8221; as\u200c a\u200c way for an invading colonial force to vilify Indigenous cultures.\u200c This \u2063highlights the district&#8217;s commitment to promoting \u2064inclusive language and challenging\u2062 harmful narratives.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, not everyone agrees with the curriculum. Parents Defending Education, an education \u2063watchdog, \u2064obtained the documents and argues that the curriculum goes against American values \u200cand distorts the \u200ctruth. They believe that teaching history through the\u2062 lens of oppressor \u2063and oppressed is a \u2064form of manipulation and indoctrination.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Caroline Moore, Vice President of Parents Defending Education, expressed concern about the \u200bcurriculum, stating, &#8220;No student should go to\u200c school and learn that \u2064an illegal immigrant is actually in the right and law-abiding \u2063citizens are \u2064oppressing\u2064 them. This district needs to be \u2063investigated immediately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u200b curriculum also praises a leftist activist\u200d organization called Jolt Action, \u200bwhich advocates for amnesty\u2063 for illegal immigrants. Jolt \u200dAction&#8217;s website\u200b calls for an end\u2063 to the criminalization and demonization of undocumented immigrants, emphasizing the need for\u200d politicians to be accountable to the diverse population of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the curriculum aims to educate students about the history of Mexican\u2062 Americans and the challenges\u2062 they have faced. It explores \u200bboth oppression and resistance, highlighting significant \u2064events such as DACA and the Texas Dreamers Act. However, the controversy surrounding the \u200bcurriculum raises\u200c questions about the \u200cbalance between education \u2064and \u2062political ideology.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2063of now, the Round \u2064Rock Independent School District \u200bhas not responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> In what ways does the &#8220;Advanced Ethnic\u2064 Studies: Mexican\u2063 American \u2062Studies&#8221;\u2063 curriculum challenge\u200d the \u2064historical narrative that\u200d has excluded Mexican American experiences?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  L \u2063district. Students are taught to use terms such\u2062 as &#8220;undocumented&#8221; or &#8220;unauthorized&#8221; instead. This\u2063\u200d reflects\u200d the ongoing debate \u200c\u200cin \u200cthe \u200ccountry\u200d about \u200cthe \u200cterminology surrounding\u2064 immigration, with advocates arguing \u200dthat using terms like &#8220;illegal&#8221; portrays immigrants \u2064in a negative light.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover,\u2062 the curriculum\u200c \u200daims to \u200cchallenge\u200c \u200cthe \u200chistorical\u200c \u200cnarrative \u200cthat\u200c\u200b \u200chas \u200cexcluded\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cmarginalized\u200c \u2063\u200cthe\u200c\u200b \u200cexperiences\u200c \u200cof\u200c \u200cMexican\u200c \u200d\u200cAmericans.\u200c \u200cBy\u200c \u200chighlighting\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200cimpact\u200c \u2064\u200cof\u200c \u200cimmigration\u200c \u200claws\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200ccontinued\u200c \u200cstruggles\u200c \u200cfaced\u200c \u200cby\u200c \u200cMexican\u200c \u200cAmericans,\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200ccourse\u200c \u200caims\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u200cprovide\u200c \u200ca\u200c \u200cmore\u200c \u200ccomprehensive\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cinclusive\u200c \u200ceducation\u200c \u200b\u200cfor\u200c \u200cstudents.\u200c \u200cIt\u200c \u200calso\u200c \u2064\u200cencourages\u200c \u200ccritical\u200c \u200cthinking\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cengagement\u200c \u200cwith\u200c \u200ccontemporary\u200c \u200cissues\u200c \u200crelated\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u200cimmigration.\u200c<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2062 critics argue that the class \u200cis \u2063indoctrinating\u200b students with a \u200cleftist\u200c \u200cideology\u2063 \u200cand\u200c \u200ca\u200c \u200cbiased\u200c \u200cviewpoint.\u200c \u200cThey\u200c \u200cbelieve\u200c \u200cthat\u200c \u2062\u200cschools\u200c \u200cshould\u200c \u200cnot\u200c \u200cpromote\u200c \u200ca\u200c \u200cparticular\u200c \u200cpolitical\u200c \u200cagenda\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cshould\u200c \u200cinstead\u200c \u200cprovide\u200c \u200cstudents\u200c \u200cwith\u200c \u200ca\u200c \u200cbalanced\u200c \u200ceducation\u200c \u200cthat\u200c\u200b \u200cexposes\u200c\u2064 \u200cthem\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u200ca\u200c \u200cvariety\u200c \u200cof\u200c \u200cperspectives.\u200c \u200cThey\u200c \u200cfear\u200c \u200cthat\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200ccourse\u200c \u200b\u200cmay\u200c \u200clead\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u200cresentment\u200c \u2062\u200cand\u200c \u200cdivision\u200c \u200camong\u200c \u200cstudents,\u200c \u200crather\u200c \u200cthan\u200c \u200cpromoting\u200c \u200cunderstanding\u200c\u200d \u200cand\u200c \u200cdialogue.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas school district \u200cdefends\u200c the curriculum, \u2064asserting that \u200cit meets state educational standards and encourages students to think critically and examine different viewpoints. They argue that\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200csubject\u200c \u200cmatter\u200c\u200d \u200cis\u200c \u200cimportant\u200c \u200cfor\u200c \u2063\u200ca\u200c \u200d\u200cdiverse\u200c \u200cstudent\u200c\u200b \u200cpopulation\u200c \u200clike\u200c \u2064\u200ctheirs\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cthat\u200c \u200cit\u200c \u200cis\u200c \u200ccrucial\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u200caddress\u200c \u200cissues\u200c \u200b\u200cof\u200c \u200coppression\u200c \u200cand\u200c\u2063 \u200cinequality\u200c \u200cin\u200c\u200b \u200cthe\u200c \u200ccurriculum.\u200c<\/p>\n<p>This \u200bcontroversy\u2062 over the \u2063curriculum in the Texas school \u200cdistrict raises important questions about\u2063 the role of education in teaching controversial topics and shaping students&#8217; perspectives. While it\u200c is \u2064crucial \u200dto expose students \u2064to different viewpoints \u2063and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-centers-for-disease-controls-lies-have-destroyed-its-legitimacy\/\" title=\"The Centers For Disease Control\u2019s Lies Have Destroyed Its Legitimacy\">encourage critical thinking<\/a>, it is equally important\u2064 to ensure \u2062that education remains\u200b unbiased \u200band free from political\u2062 indoctrination.<\/p>\n<p>The debate\u200c surrounding immigration\u200d laws and\u2063 their impact on Mexican Americans is a complex\u200c and\u200c multifaceted issue.\u2064 It\u2063 is\u200b imperative that \u2062students are provided with a comprehensive understanding of the historical\u200b context, different perspectives,\u2062 and the consequences of such laws. \u200cBy promoting dialogue, empathy, and critical \u2064thinking, schools can contribute \u2064to creating informed and \u200bengaged citizens who \u2062are capable of grappling with the challenges of our diverse society.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the controversy surrounding\u2063 the\u2064 &#8220;Advanced\u2062 Ethnic Studies: Mexican American Studies&#8221; curriculum in a Texas \u200bschool\u2064 district\u2063 highlights the complexities and controversies surrounding the teaching of immigration laws and oppression. While \u2064some argue that the curriculum promotes \u2062a biased viewpoint, others believe that it \u200dprovides\u2064 students with \u200ba more inclusive and comprehensive\u2062 education. \u200bAs educators, policymakers, and citizens, it is \u200dour responsibility to ensure that education remains a neutral and balanced platform that \u200dequips students to think critically \u2062and\u2063 engage with important issues like immigration laws and oppression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Texas school district&#8217;s official curriculum includes teaching students that stricter immigration laws for border security are a form of &#8220;oppression&#8221; against Mexican Americans. 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