The Liberation Health Model, Just Practice And Mindfulness On Social Service Delivery And Application

If we talk about undocumented immigrants in United States, we usually focus on the benefits and jobs they take from our country, but have we ever stood in their shoes and imagine what life is like for an illegal immigrant? To live as an undocumented immigrant is a bad situation, but I believe to be a child of an undocumented immigrant is even worse, because their choices are limited and they are unaware of their rights to attend colleges. In this research, I will focus on undocumented immigrant students, who are unable to afford for higher education, and the fear of their unknown future which is mainly cause by their undocumented status. The largest invisible group in America, to explore “what are the struggles and unsolved problems of

While immigrant youth may gain useful knowledge and skills, they miss out significantly on culture resources because they become Americanized. Subtracting schooling occurs in a variety of ways. Classifying ESL (English as a second language) are labeled “limited English proficient rather than as Spanish dominant” (p. 173), faculty and staff linguistically butcher names through mispronunciations, materials such as the school handbook that does not even mention the ELS program are not provided in English, and information is withheld from capable youth which can result in failure. This chapter also addresses the divisions among youth such as Latina female friends, religious immigrant males, immigrant females in trouble, ESL students, mixed generation groups, and U.S. born

Various details, like teachers giving up on students, or teachers easily removing a student from class can attribute to the success young Latinos will have with their education thus impacting the surveys taken on education levels of Latinos as shown in Latinos in the United States. Many individuals had the knowledge of what education can lead to and what high standards were and part of the problem of why they do not follow it is their economic situation, as discussed in class. During class, we watched a documentary called “The Graduates” and undocumented students feel that education may not be a possibility and that reminds me how

Imagine a world with an educated youth. Now imagine a parallel world where children are fighting to keep a smile on their faces, because, in truth, it is the only thing they have. In reality, this is what is happening. Youth, who have the privilege to be American citizens, are granted a very fulfilling education with a promise of a career. Children of illegal and undocumented immigrants do not have such luck. Some undocumented children in America have very promising futures and even a degree under their belts, but they cannot apply for a job because they have no proof of citizenship. A controversial topic is the matter of the DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education, for Alien Minors) which permits undocumented immigrants to obtain

Due to their fear of being deported, there is no actual data regarding the number of undocumented persons in the country. Yet, census data shows that there are over 11.4 million Latino children under the age of eighteen in the United States. (Lopez, 2015) Additionally, the growing population of Latina/o children and their fight for education, a New Civil Rights Movement has emerged as undocumented students fight for access and recognition in higher education. Undocumented immigrants’ access to higher education can be a highly politicized and controversial issue, especially depending on the state nation’s economy and the political atmosphere in the country at the time. (Gildersleeve, 2010)

Within the last fifty years, many reforms have been pushed regarding illegal immigration, especially for young people. In 1982, in the supreme court case Plyer v. Doe, all students are entitled education from preschool, elementary school, to high school, regardless of their immigration status. The court decision was a triumph within immigrant communities. Nevertheless, because the court decision does not guarantee postsecondary education, individual states have fought to “allow undocumented students to qualify for in-state tuition at the public colleges and universities.” Thirteen states have adopted this policy: “California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, and Washington.”

Where do we go from here? Having exhausted the vocabulary of outrage in reaction to the detestable decision of the Trump administration to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programs (DACA) (Shear & Davis, 2017). Despite a six-month window daring Congress to come up with legislation to save the day for Dreamers, we now must turn anger into action to ensure the right outcome for undocumented youths throughout the United States. As students prepare to return to school for the coming academic year, there are 65,000 high school seniors who lack a clear path to college because they are labeled undocumented (Abrego, 2006). While undocumented students have access to K-12 public education, their options abruptly become scarce when

The United States Hispanic population continues to increase each year. In turn, school populations of Hispanics increase as well. Hispanics, although improving academically, continue to have high school dropout rates, higher than other racial and ethnic groups and continue to lag behind school peers. The discrepancy between Hispanic students and other students’ achievement is the result of many factors, including acculturalization, language acquisition, poverty, and school factors. Schools

Our country is supposed to be the land of opportunity, its astonishing that undocumented individuals are being denied access to education. In addition to, not allowing undocumented students the right to attend state and community colleges is hindering them from a brighter future, safer environment, and the ability to achieve their american dream. According to the ULCA institute reported that “these undocumented, high-achieving students whose talents are worth nurturing, and have higher GPAs than American undergraduates as a whole.” It’s been proven that undocumented students are striving for a better future and have talents worth paying attention too. Although these high-achieving students face not only financial and legal issues, they also

To date, only six states (California, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Washington) provide undocumented student with monetary assistance (NCSL). While under “title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965” undocumented students are currently forbidden to use federal monies to fund their postsecondary education (Drachman, 2006:91). When considering that most undocumented students come from poor families, and that their situation is comparable to that of low-income, first generation college students, who often cannot afford to pay educational fees (Kaushal, 2008; Diaz-Strong,

Many immigrants come to America in an effort to achieve a better life, and with hopes of achieving the “American Dream”. Many adults are grateful for any work that pays, but for their children the hopes are to get an education and become what they could not. Even with these opportunities many children of undocumented citizens are finding that once they complete high school their efforts of attending college are all but a dream. To assist this population the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) was proposed by Republican Senator Hatch Orin of Utah in August of 2001. It was an amendment to the Illegal Immigration Reform Control and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IRCA) of 1986, and was an effort to repeal

Approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants are currently living in the U.S., an estimated 2.3 million undocumented students are in the U.S. K-12 system and yet only an estimated 65,000 graduate from high school (Jauregui, Slate, & Stallone Brown, 2008; Diaz-Strong, Gomez, Luna-Duarte, & Meiners, 2011). Of those 65,000 students, only 5-10% will go on to pursue any kind of postsecondary degree (Herrera, Garibay, Garcia, & Johnston, 2013). The issues and implications of these numbers clearly frame two issues surrounding access policy for postsecondary attainment: how can institutions of higher education assist this student population and can institutions of higher education ethically serve this population. These are issues that directly affect access to higher education for this population, as well as choice of institution to attend.

13% of the United States populations is made up by immigrants. About 11 million are undocumented out of the 40 million foreign-born in the United States. For years, the inherent dignity of undocumented immigrants has been under attack. These attacks are supported by incorrect, misleading statements aiming to dehumanize and belittle an entire group of people ("JUST THE FACTS”). I tremendously believe many of the undocumented teenagers and future generation of children will have a positive impact on our society. They will serve as powerful role models due to their hard work and determination to become successful. Our future depends on future college graduates, and they are well prepared and determined to attend and make great contributions

“According to recent immigration data, approximately 5.5 million children in the United States under the age of 18 live in undocumented households, and between 1.5 and 2 million of them are undocumented students (American Immigration Councü, 2011; Kossoudji, 2009; National Immigration Law Center [NILC], 2009) It has come tot he attention of many that these undocumented students live in fear of deportation, and also face an unequal educational opportunity to pursue higher education. As expensive as it may be to spawn this piece of legislation, Congress should pass the DREAM Act because it can make it so illegal immigrants gain citizenship by service in the any military force, it will also allow them to achieve better education, and they will be able to contribute to the U.S. economy.

Dating back to 1982, the uncertainty regarding undocumented students’ access to public education was greatly challenged. Parsing through the variety of court cases and reforms throughout these past few decades demonstrated the triumphs and struggles of enacting laws that would help undocumented students.