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Cortez gives his view on the impact ICE raids are having on school attendance
EDINBURG, Texas - Ruben Cortez is vice president of the Texas Association of Education Service Centers.
In a recent interview with the Rio Grande Guardian, Cortez spoke about a larger than average drop off in school attendance by students living in heavily Hispanic areas.
Cortez was reticent about blaming the reduction on raids by ICE. However, leaders within La Joya ISD, Sharyland ISD, Brownsville ISD and McAllen ISD have all spoken about this being a factor.
Here is the interview.
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