Watch All Shows Victor Davis Hanson Tony Kinnett Daily Signal Signal Sitdown

Watch All Shows Victor Davis Hanson Tony Kinnett Daily Signal Signal Sitdown

Home – Texas Politics & News – Abbott Moves to Block Foreign Influence in Texas Classrooms, Restrict H-1B School Workers

Abbott Moves to Block Foreign Influence in Texas Classrooms, Restrict H-1B School Workers

On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled an initiative aimed at eliminating foreign influence in Texas K-12 education.

“Our obligation is to educate students on how and why 13 colonies were able to come together, form a union, and go on to be the most successful and greatest country in history. … Those standards of what we are teaching our children, they’re being compromised by foreign influence,” Abbott said. “We cannot condone the quiet indoctrination of our children in the classroom.” 

Abbott’s plan includes removing foreign government influence from Texas public schools and prohibiting schools from employing workers through the H-1B visa program, which he says would open more job opportunities for Texans. 

According to Abbott, the initiative builds on his earlier directive freezing state agencies and universities from applying for new H-1B visa petitions, with the goal of ensuring employment opportunities are offered to Texans first. 

Under Abbott’s plan, foreign entities would be........

© The Daily Signal