The organization Latinos Progresando was founded in 1998 and is located in Little Village, Chicago, which has a large Latino population. They provide legal services and other programs. The document discusses Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which provides relief from deportation for those who entered the US as children. It outlines the 5 eligibility criteria. The research aims to identify Latino communities that could benefit from information on deferred action from Latinos Progresando. Data was collected from demographic charts, schools, churches and community centers.
2. The Organization
Founded in 1998
Located in Little Village (largest Latino community in the
Midwest)
Over 80% Latino population
Community Leader
Services:
Low-cost legal services
Leadership development programs
Youth theater program
3. The Issue
Deferred Action
Announced on June 15, 2012
Entered the U.S. as a child
Relieved from removal
proceedings for a 2 year period
Must meet five criteria
4. Eligibility
Must meet five criteria:
1. Have come to the United States under the age of
16
2. Have continuously resided in the United States for
at least 5 years preceding the date of this
memorandum and are present in the United States
on the date of this memorandum
3. Are currently in school, have graduated high school,
have obtained a general education development
certificate, or are honorably discharged veterans of
the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United
States
4. Have not been convicted of a felony offense, a
significant misdemeanor offense, multiple
misdemeanor offenses, or otherwise pose a threat
to national security or public safety
5. Are not above the age of 30
5. Solving the Issue
Many questions
Inaccurate information & filing
Putting clients at risk
So what is Latinos Progresando
doing?
Providing legal services at a low
cost
Providing accurate information
to those seeking an application
7. Research Question
Goal
Advocate work of LP to communities similar to
Little Village and Pilsen
Specifically Latinos eligible for deferred action
Question
Where are there Latinos in the Chicagoland area
who will benefit from obtaining knowledge and
potentially legal help concerning deferred action?
8. Data Collection
Pinpoint large populations of Latino communities
Demographic Charts that list high percentages
of Latino populations in the cities of Illinois
http://zipatlas.com/us/il/city-comparison/percentage-hispanic-
9. Data Collection
High Schools with large percentages of Latino
students, no less than 10%
10. Data Collection
Find Churches and Community Centers
Google search. Then scan website.
11. Methodology
Find a contact through each institution.
Social worker, guidance counselor, secretary, program
coordinator, pastor, ect…
Take down contact info from each institution in an
excel spreadsheet
Name of institution
Address of institution
Name of direct contact
Phone number
Email address
12. Methodology
1. Send general Email template adapted for
each individual organization
2. Gather responses
3. Send follow up email
4. Send informational email regarding Latinos
Progresando and deferred action.
13. Email Template
Dear __________,
Hello! My name is ________, and I am part of a small group of students at Loyola University
Chicago who have partnered with Latinos Progresando to construct a network of resources for
individuals considering applying for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. As you may already
be aware, many questions and misconceptions have arisen about the policy, and, with the
approaching election, even more questions, concerns, and anxieties are being raised by
prospective applicants. Our goal in constructing this network is to provide those considering
applying with a list of resources that they can contact to give them information about the
policy, and we have selected your school as a potentiaresource.
As an organization accredited by the US Board of Immigration Appeals, Latinos Progresando
has an intense focus and expertise in immigration legal services, and has extensively
researched the potential risks and benefits of applying for Deferred Action. We are also
committed to fostering positive community development, and believe that this project for
Deferred Action is an integral aspect in doing so for Latino communities.
Should you choose to act as a resource in our network, we will provide your organization with
all the information you may need to distribute to prospective Deferred Action applicants, and
are available and willing to communicate actively and personally with your organization to
determine what information or resources you may need, including fact sheets, our newsletter,
our knowledgeable staff, casework, and the potential to host presentations. Acting as a
resource is entirely free, as our goal in this project is simply to spread accurate knowledge
about Deferred Action to as many people as possible.
Please feel free to contact us by replying to this email if you, or anyone in your school, are
interested in becoming a part of our network or if you have any questions regarding our project
and would like to receive more information.
We look forward to hearing from you and working together to help inform and empower the
Latino community.
Thank you for your time!
Chelsea McClellan, Amber Durkin, Ryan Hamman, Leah Turner
15. Presentation of the Data
We sent emails to a total of 147 recipients:
• 101 high schools
• 21 community centers
• 25 churches
From these emails, we received 12 responses:
• 11 from high schools
• 1 from a community center
• 0 from Churches
We experienced some difficulties with having
emails fail to reach their intended contact. We
experienced this with 10 churches, 9 high schools
and 2 community centers.
16. Observed Trends: Contact
Interaction
Contacts generally asked for more information,
but did not have specific requests.
When presented with the opt-out option for
being included on the interactive map, no
contacts chose to opt-out. However, only one
explicitly stated that they would like to be
included on the map.
Several of our contacts were referred to us by
other members of their school or organization
of whom we had originally sent our emails to.
17. Observed Trends: Job Titles of
Contacts
The job titles of resources Contact Job Titles
may be helpful when
determining who to contact Executive
Director, 1
in future outreach efforts. Latino
Outreach
From our list of definitive Coordinator,
1
contacts:
• 6 were from high school
guidance/counseling Guidance
departments Department,
6
• 3 were high school social Social
Worker, 3
workers
• 1 was a high school Latino
outreach coordinator
• 1 was the executive director
of a community center
18. Observed Trends: Contact
Location
Most of our contacts were located Contact Locations
in the North/Northwest areas of
the city.
All of the contacts were located in Glenview, 1
the greater Chicago area, with
some within the city limits and Wheeling, 1
some from suburbs.
From our list of definitive Addison , 1
Chicago, 6
contacts:
West
• 6 were from within the city Chicago, 1
limits
• 1 was from West Chicago
• 1 was from Wheeling
• 1 was from Addison
• 1 was from Glenview
19. Final Results
At the end of our outreach effort, we sent a total of
147 emails to various high schools, community
centers, and churches and received 12
responses.
However, one of our contacts is unavailable until
January and two contacts were from the same
high school. Additionally, the 11th high school to
contact us did so so late in the project that we
directly turned interacting with them over to
Latinos Progresando.
• For these reasons, our map currently displays only
ten contacts on nine points.
21. Implications
Location and response
Received responses from schools in Latino areas
Especially in the North
The south and west were vastly
underrepresented, especially since they are
largely Latino areas.
Why?
1. Research method could be revised.
2. Availability of time and resources
3. Already have ample amount of resources
23. Implications
Organization type and responses
Schools: 10/100
Churches: 0
Community Centers: 1
Why/What this means
Alter research methods
Websites for these orgs are outdated/inaccurate
Not contacting the right person
Started off on the right track for schools
Spam
24. Suggestions for Further
Research
Alter outreach method
Phone calls instead of emails
Contact those who did not respond initially with
another form of communication.
Ask for referrals
Look into community colleges as another
resource
25. Conclusions
With further research, there is potential for a
large resource network.
This research can help LP to build bonds with
the community
There is a need for information regarding
Deferred Action
LP has demonstrated that there is a demand for
information.
Accreditation is very important
Sensitive process, and a large immigrant
population
26. Conclusions
Its just a matter of dissemination and
contacting the right individual.
There is a large Latino population in Chicago
Our research has helped to locate some of the
areas with a high Latino population
Continued research could identify even more
organizations
We seem to be on the right track. We have
identified a substantial list of contacts, though not
exhaustive, but this would be a good launching
point for further research.
27. Works Referenced
(1)"Our Story." Latinos Progresando Our Story Comments. Latinos Progresando, n.d. Web. 19 Nov.
2012. <http://latinospro.org/our-story/>.
(2)Rodriguez, Michael D. "Little Village." Enlace Chicago, 28 Mar. 2011. Web. 19 Nov. 2012.
<http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Committees/Redistricting/EnlanceChicago.pdf>.
(3)Little Village (South Lawndale)." About the Community. LISC Chicago's New Communities
Program, n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2012.
<http://www.newcommunities.org/communities/littlevillage/about.asp>.
(4) "Homeland Security." Deferred Action. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, n.d. Web. 27 Nov.
2012. <http://www.dhs.gov/deferred-action>.