# Immigration Updates 2026, Racial Healing and the State of Child Care.

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419/immigration-updates-2026-racial-healing-and-the-state-of-child-care
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419/immigration-updates-2026-racial-healing-and-the-state-of-child-care.md
Podcast: [Growing Up In America: The Way It Is](https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419)
Published: 2026-02-19T17:36:44+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/growingupinamerica/2561097
Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/193875/2561097/growingupinamerica/2026_02_19_17_36_01_404aef6e-5167-44cd-bb08-74bd620aa1b5.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419/episodes/immigration-updates-2026-racial-healing-and-the-state-of-child-care
Duration seconds: 3406

## Resource

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.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419/episodes/immigration-updates-2026-racial-healing-and-the-state-of-child-care/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419/immigration-updates-2026-racial-healing-and-the-state-of-child-care.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.