Marta W. Aldrich

When it comes to the children of people who came to the country illegally, a Chattanooga Republican senator is a bit of an outlier, even as many in his party are cheering President Donald Trump’s aggressive push against illegal immigration.

While Gov. Bill Lee’s universal school voucher proposal is clearly a key issue this election year, there is less agreement on where Tennessee voters stand on the contentious education policy, incentivizing many state legislative candidates to avoid discussing the matter.