On the recordMay 19, 2014
The gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries) just mentioned the fact that New York, California, and Texas lead this issue. And, again, while we have made tremendous progress, as the UCLA study referenced by Representative Lee earlier this evening stated, students of color are much more likely to be grouped with their specific demographic. And now, with the changing demographics, we are seeing a real increase and a striking finding among the segregation of Latino students. In New York, California, and Texas, more than half of all Latino students go to schools that are 90 percent minority or more. So to speak about that or other topics, I will yield to the gentlewoman from the great State of Texas, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee.
