EDUC 7907

Undocumented Students

Michelle
Eric Anthony
Maritza

"Unauthorized Education: Challenging Borders between Good and Bad Immigrants"
- Jennifer R. Najera

"Deservingness: Challenging Coloniality in Education and Migration Scholarship"  
- Leigh Patel

"Undocumented Critical Theory"
- Carlos Aguilar

PODER
(Providing Opportunities, Dreams, and Education in Riverside)

• Undocumented student advocacy group on the UCR campus

• 2 goals:

  • teach the public about life circumstances of undocumented people in the community

  • help undocumented people in the community access resources

• meet in public spaces off of campus

Multiple Choice

What do the letters in PODER stand for?

• Power on Dreamers, Even Riverside

• Providing Opportunities, Dreams, and Education in Riverside

• Providing Options, Dreams, and Equality in Riverside

• Providing Opportunities, Diversity, and Events in Rialto

Beto's Testimonio

• lives in the country with no legal documentation

• Beto's cousin

  • both from Orange County

  • same age

  • same extended family

  • both undocumented

Open Ended

Why do you think Beto and his cousin have such different views of going to college after high school?

Undocumented Pedagogy:

• describes how undocumented students take on a teacher role in educating the community through:

  • testimonios, conferences, workshops, resources
    

• Overall goal is for there to be humane immigration reform

Multiple Choice

• What is it called when undocumented students take on a teacher role in educating the community?

• Undocumented Assistance

• Undocumented Teachers

• Undocumented Pedagogy

• Undocumented Community Members

• Young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. when they were children

• created a divide of "good" & "bad" immigrants

• Deservingness

• use of testimonios to focus on the overall immigrant community

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DREAMers

DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)

"DACA was originally established via executive action in June 2012 to protect certain undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children from removal proceedings and receive authorization to work for renewable two-year periods. To be eligible, individuals must have arrived in the U.S. prior to turning 16 and before June 15, 2007; be under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012 (i.e., under age 41 as of 2022); be currently enrolled in school, have completed high school or its equivalent or be a veteran; and have no lawful status as of June 15, 2012. The program has enabled over 900,000 immigrants to stay in the U.S., go to school, and contribute to the economy through employment."

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Published: Apr 13, 2023. (2023, July 17). Key facts on deferred action for childhood arrivals
(DACA). KFF. https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/fact-sheet/key-facts-on
deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals-daca/

Multiple Choice

When was DACA originally established?

• 2007

• 2017

• 2013

• 2012

Multiple Choice

What do the letters in DACA stand for?

• Different Actions for Children Arriving

• Deferred Attitudes for Childhood Arrivals

• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

• Different Action for Childhood Arrivals

Undocumented Critical Theory (UndocuCrit)

• framework that highlights the experiences , oppression, and successes of undocumented communities while dealing with daily obstacles

• 4 key points:

  • fear regularly occurring in immigrant communities

  • different experiences translate into different experiences of reality

  • Parental sacrificios are a form of capital

  • Acompanamiento is mentorship, community engagement, & academic redemption

Multiple Select

Which of the following is a belief of UndocuCrit? (Choose all that apply)

• fear is not regularly occurring in immigrant communities

• • Parental sacrificios are a form of capital

• • different experiences translate into different experiences of reality

• • Acompanamiento is mentorship, community engagement, & academic redemption

Multiple Choice

In Spring of 2020, what percentage of undocumented students (CSU/UC) reported that they, a family member, and/or friend has been involved in deportation proceedings, been detained or deported?

• 82%

• 39%

• 23%

• 19%

Multiple Choice

In Spring of 2020, what percentage of undocumented students (CSU/UC) reported that they thought about their parent/guardian's deportation at least once a week?

• 50%

• 44%

• 73%

• 32%

Multiple Choice

About how many undocumented immigrants are there in CA?

• 950,000

• 1,000,000

• 1,500,000

• 2,000,000

Multiple Choice

Of those 2 million undocumented immigrants in CA, about what percentage of them are DACA-eligible?

• 13%

• 42%

• 25%

• 51%

Multiple Choice

In the CSU/UC system, how often do students hear negative expressions/feelings about undocumented immigrant communities?

• 16%

• 42%

• 24%

• 31%