Undocumented immigrant students in the US face barriers to higher education such as being prohibited from attending universities or having to pay much higher out-of-state tuition costs. This makes obtaining an education nearly impossible and often leads students to drop out of high school or not try their best since they know college is unattainable. In 2012, Obama established DACA to allow some immigrants to avoid deportation and get work permits, but it does not help entire families or provide access to financial aid for college. While some states allow in-state tuition, Georgia bars it for undocumented students. Recommendations include allowing undocumented students in Georgia to pay in-state tuition if residing in the state over a year and passing the DREAM
This presentation is about the need for immigration reform as it relates to students that have a desire to pursue higher education. It provides demographic information about the current undocumented student population in the US as well as how to emotionally support undocumented college students.
Undocumented Students: Tailoring current student affairs practices to fit thi...UT Austin: ACA
Presented by Maggie Maghoney and Cecilia Lopez at the ACA & APSA Professional Development Conference on 2/17/11. Presenters discussed how student affairs professionals can tailor their services to address the unique needs of undocumented students - from enrollment and financial aid to academic advising and career planning - to ensure that they have a successful college experience.
Executive action of november 20 2014 (English) As of 12 04-2014vacolao
President Obama announced on November 20th several changes to US immigration policy including to expand the Deferred Action program for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) as well as provide relief to parents of US citizen and lawful permanent resident children (DAPA). On December 4th, the Legal Aid Justice Center provided an information session on the new polices that included details on eligibility requirements, how and when to apply, and other related issues such as eligibility for work permits, authorization to travel outside the United States, and eligibility for Virginia drivers licenses.
This material was put together by Legal Aid Justice Center. This presentation is intended to provide general legal information and is not a substitute for legal advice. Each case is different, and you should consult a qualified immigration attorney if you have questions about your own case. Notarios publicos are not attorneys and are not qualified to give you legal advice.
This information is accurate as of December 4, 2014.
This presentation is about the need for immigration reform as it relates to students that have a desire to pursue higher education. It provides demographic information about the current undocumented student population in the US as well as how to emotionally support undocumented college students.
Undocumented Students: Tailoring current student affairs practices to fit thi...UT Austin: ACA
Presented by Maggie Maghoney and Cecilia Lopez at the ACA & APSA Professional Development Conference on 2/17/11. Presenters discussed how student affairs professionals can tailor their services to address the unique needs of undocumented students - from enrollment and financial aid to academic advising and career planning - to ensure that they have a successful college experience.
Executive action of november 20 2014 (English) As of 12 04-2014vacolao
President Obama announced on November 20th several changes to US immigration policy including to expand the Deferred Action program for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) as well as provide relief to parents of US citizen and lawful permanent resident children (DAPA). On December 4th, the Legal Aid Justice Center provided an information session on the new polices that included details on eligibility requirements, how and when to apply, and other related issues such as eligibility for work permits, authorization to travel outside the United States, and eligibility for Virginia drivers licenses.
This material was put together by Legal Aid Justice Center. This presentation is intended to provide general legal information and is not a substitute for legal advice. Each case is different, and you should consult a qualified immigration attorney if you have questions about your own case. Notarios publicos are not attorneys and are not qualified to give you legal advice.
This information is accurate as of December 4, 2014.
Stephany Cuevas, EdM Presentation at Science of HOPE
This workshop is intended to help participants understand the circumstances and needs of undocumented immigrant populations. Existing scholarship shows that an undocumented status constrains immigrants’ access to social services and exposes them to unsafe and undesirable work conditions, how the consequences of this status are passed down from parents to children in the form of delayed early childhood development outcomes, and how it erects numerous barriers for undocumented immigrant students as they make adult and post-secondary transitions, such as limited job and college opportunities. This workshop will introduce participants to this population and the different barriers they face as a consequence of their immigration status. Furthermore, it will also expose participants to the concept of “UndocuAlly,” posing the question “how do we make ourselves visible allies to undocumented populations?” in order to begin to consider how we can better support this population in our work.
Policy Development to Tackle Structural Origins of Health Inequities: Thought...Jim Bloyd
A plenary presentation by Jim Bloyd, MPH, Regional Health officer at the Cook County (Illinois, USA) Department of Public Health, was made Tuesday April 12, 2016, at the National Leadership Academy, "Strengthening the Capacity of Public Health Departments to Advance Health Equity," at the CDC Tom Harkin Global Communications Center, Atlanta, Georgia. The presentation describes the Chicago-area context in which policy is considered, the importance of adopting a causal framework for policy action to eliminate health inequities, actions taken by the Cook County Department of Public Health through its planning and assessment process, and the role of the Collaborative for Health Equity Cook County. The plenary topic, "Best Practices for Developing Policies to Address Social Determinants of Health," was addressed by a panel moderated by Leandris Liburd, Director, Office of Minority Health and Health Equity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC hosted the National Leadership Academy on Health Equity, a two-day meeting April 11-12, 2016. The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the National Association of State Offices of Minority Health (NASOMH), and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) invited participants. At the conclusion of the National Leadership Academy on Health Equity a final report will be developed highlighting action steps, opportunities, challenges and lessons learned fro participants at the leadership academy. Participants' input during breakout sessions will play a critical role in defining the substance of the report. A twitter hashtag #CDCHealthEquity was created by participants during the meeting.
CGRS and Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) have collaborated to produce an important report urging lawmakers to reform the U.S. immigration system for migrant children who are coming to our borders with surging frequency. They come, often unaccompanied by an adult, in search of safety, stability, and protection. These children face a system that was created for adults, does not provide them legal counsel, and is not required to consider the child’s best interests, despite the potentially enormous impact of the proceedings on the child’s life and future.
Protecting children with disabilities from sexual assault. a parents guideModell Consulting Group
MCG focuses on educating professionals from multidisciplinary teams on every aspect of an investigation and giving team members skills to effectively interview training, investigate, and prosecute crimes against individuals with disabilities.
The Adoption and Safe Families Act or ASFA (1997) is focus of this policy analysis paper. The author provides a thorough policy analysis of ASFA and its negative affects on African American families. Policy history, statistics, and recommendations, is also discussed.
This chapter examines key public assistance programs, including the former Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); AFDC’s replacement, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF); Supplemental Security Income (SSI); and general assistance (GA). The chapter also investigates and analyzes the problems and issues inherent in public assistance programs.
The report card highlights five aspects of child well-being: economic security, early childhood, K–12 education, permanency and stability, and health and safety. They were chosen because they provide the strongest indicators of child well-being. Together, they illustrate the path the life of an American child from birth through adolescence, and their transition into adulthood.
Stephany Cuevas, EdM Presentation at Science of HOPE
This workshop is intended to help participants understand the circumstances and needs of undocumented immigrant populations. Existing scholarship shows that an undocumented status constrains immigrants’ access to social services and exposes them to unsafe and undesirable work conditions, how the consequences of this status are passed down from parents to children in the form of delayed early childhood development outcomes, and how it erects numerous barriers for undocumented immigrant students as they make adult and post-secondary transitions, such as limited job and college opportunities. This workshop will introduce participants to this population and the different barriers they face as a consequence of their immigration status. Furthermore, it will also expose participants to the concept of “UndocuAlly,” posing the question “how do we make ourselves visible allies to undocumented populations?” in order to begin to consider how we can better support this population in our work.
Policy Development to Tackle Structural Origins of Health Inequities: Thought...Jim Bloyd
A plenary presentation by Jim Bloyd, MPH, Regional Health officer at the Cook County (Illinois, USA) Department of Public Health, was made Tuesday April 12, 2016, at the National Leadership Academy, "Strengthening the Capacity of Public Health Departments to Advance Health Equity," at the CDC Tom Harkin Global Communications Center, Atlanta, Georgia. The presentation describes the Chicago-area context in which policy is considered, the importance of adopting a causal framework for policy action to eliminate health inequities, actions taken by the Cook County Department of Public Health through its planning and assessment process, and the role of the Collaborative for Health Equity Cook County. The plenary topic, "Best Practices for Developing Policies to Address Social Determinants of Health," was addressed by a panel moderated by Leandris Liburd, Director, Office of Minority Health and Health Equity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC hosted the National Leadership Academy on Health Equity, a two-day meeting April 11-12, 2016. The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the National Association of State Offices of Minority Health (NASOMH), and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) invited participants. At the conclusion of the National Leadership Academy on Health Equity a final report will be developed highlighting action steps, opportunities, challenges and lessons learned fro participants at the leadership academy. Participants' input during breakout sessions will play a critical role in defining the substance of the report. A twitter hashtag #CDCHealthEquity was created by participants during the meeting.
CGRS and Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) have collaborated to produce an important report urging lawmakers to reform the U.S. immigration system for migrant children who are coming to our borders with surging frequency. They come, often unaccompanied by an adult, in search of safety, stability, and protection. These children face a system that was created for adults, does not provide them legal counsel, and is not required to consider the child’s best interests, despite the potentially enormous impact of the proceedings on the child’s life and future.
Protecting children with disabilities from sexual assault. a parents guideModell Consulting Group
MCG focuses on educating professionals from multidisciplinary teams on every aspect of an investigation and giving team members skills to effectively interview training, investigate, and prosecute crimes against individuals with disabilities.
The Adoption and Safe Families Act or ASFA (1997) is focus of this policy analysis paper. The author provides a thorough policy analysis of ASFA and its negative affects on African American families. Policy history, statistics, and recommendations, is also discussed.
This chapter examines key public assistance programs, including the former Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); AFDC’s replacement, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF); Supplemental Security Income (SSI); and general assistance (GA). The chapter also investigates and analyzes the problems and issues inherent in public assistance programs.
The report card highlights five aspects of child well-being: economic security, early childhood, K–12 education, permanency and stability, and health and safety. They were chosen because they provide the strongest indicators of child well-being. Together, they illustrate the path the life of an American child from birth through adolescence, and their transition into adulthood.
Many of our low-income community members have healthcare coverage through the State’s Medi-Cal program, but how can we help them use these benefits to get the care they need? Often times our families tell us they need help getting dental care or seeing a mental health professional. Other times our families tell us they have had a horrible experience and don’t want to return to the doctor. How do we respond to these experiences?
Healthcare coverage can be difficult to manage for anyone. Among our low-income California residents it’s even more difficult to manage as Medi-Cal coverage can be different for each household member. In this workshop we will be discussing healthcare coverage eligibility for all members of the family that may include immigrant household members. We will be reviewing the benefits available to adults, children, and undocumented family members and the rights people have to request timely, accessible, and quality care. Our session will provide guidance to SBHC staff who work with community members with multiple healthcare needs. The goal is to help attendees identify what types of concerns families are having and how to appropriately guide and refer them to the healthcare resources they need.
In addition, during this session participants will explore existing laws, such as The California Values Act (SB 54) and Safe Schools for Immigrant Students (AB 699) that have the potential to safeguard children and their parents from immigration enforcement. Participants will also get to hear about and engage in a conversation about public charge and the potential changes that can affect immigrant families and access to key services such as health care. Lastly, through the findings of a recent report called Healthy Mind, Healthy Future the group will discuss how immigration related policy changes impact the mental health of children in immigrant families and highlight the important role that schools have on ensuring children can overcome barriers and secure the support they need to thrive.
Improving benefits access for children in foster care
Policy Brief. final draft
1. Background
Undocumented immigrants that live in the United States are either prohibited from attending uni-
versities or they are forced to pay out-of-state tuition, making it nearly impossible for them to pay
for an education. Our government currently allows all children to attend public school through
high school, but then it doesn’t aid undocumented children in the ability to further their education.
This fact leads to these certain individuals either dropping out of high school or not pushing them-
selves to make good grades because they know the dream of going to a university is out of their
reach. This in turn leads to the problem of undocumented immigrants having less status in our cul-
ture and less chances to improve their lives by obtaining well-paying employment opportunities. In
2012 Obama used a deferred action policy known as DACA to allow those immigrants born in the
US to stay in the country without fear of deportation and obtain work permits, if they are eligible.
Linh Dinh, Haley Filholm, Betty Godlas, Taliah Lamar-Herring, Erica
Lee, Leah Mosshart, & Alexandria Nabors. University of Georgia
Facts & Figures
Of the 11 million undocumented immigrants
in the US, 2 million are under age 30.
Undocumented status tears families apart. 4.3
million people in the world are waiting to be
reunited with their families in the US.
438,421 undocumented immigrants were de-
ported in 2013, but these numbers plummeted
in the last year.
Undocumented adults and children are more
likely to be exploited in the workforce.
As of March 2015, 665,000 people have been
approved for DACA.
5 million parents and DREAMers will receive
temporary work permits and avoid deporta-
tion.
Only 14% of the 393,000 undocumented immi-
grants in Georgia will get post-secondary
education.
DACA 2011
Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals.
Allows those who
arrived as children to
avoid deportation and
receive renewable
work permits.
DREAM ACT
Development, Relief,
and Education for
Alien Minors Act.
Federal policy to al-
low in-state tuition
among many other
benefits. Reintro-
duced in 2011. Cur-
rently stalled in Con-
gress.
CURRENT STA-
TUS
18 states allow undoc-
umented students in-
state tuition. 3 states
bar in-state tuition.
GEORGIA STATE
BOARD OF RE-
GENTS
Barred in-state tui-
tion in 2011.
Social Indicators
Primary Education: Support for bilingual stu-
dents through speech-language pathology treat-
ment is not always covered by Medicaid, even if a
student receives Medicaid or PeachCare.
Health as a Holistic Social Indicator: No access to
federally funded programs like Medicare, Medi-
caid and CHIP (Child Health Insurance Pro-
gram). 25% of all people without health insurance
are undocumented immigrants. Congress pre-
vented hospitals from “dumping” patients who
could not afford to pay for their care under the
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor
Act (EMTALA) in 1986. No access to preventive
or typical medicine. Much of their care is done in
emergency rooms.
Plyler V. Doe: A Texas statute that withholds
from local school districts any state funds for the
education of children who were not legally admit-
ted to the US. Authorizes local school districts to
deny enrollment to such children, violates the
Equal Protection Clause of the 14th
Amendment.
The 1982 Supreme Court decision in Texas case
whihch ruled that public schools must provide
non-citizen children with K-12 education.
2. POLITICAL DEAD-
LOCK
There is not enough po-
litical will to craft biparti-
san immigration reform at
this time.
AWARENESS
Change will require sus-
tained effort to inform
policymakers and the pub-
lic and to keep immigra-
tion reform on the agenda.
Family Impact Analysis
DACA simply allows youth to be able to stay in the country and it costs $465 to apply. Does not provide
support to all types of families involved in this issue because it only concerns the individual status of a young
family member and does not relate to adoption, foster parents or stepparents. Is limited in its ability to help
the family to avoid serious problems before they become serious. Ensures that a young adult can stay in the
country but that is all. Gives access to work and papers which provide safety but it only concerns young
individuals and not the entire family. Some individuals can not apply for things that require social security
numbers that can help that family but their whole family cannot use DACA to have their own papers. If
you are in immigration detention DACA does allow for you to tell the officer that you are DACA eligible
but this is only for the individuals and not the entire family. An individual cannot help their own family
from being deported. Does not recognize major changes in family relationships and that these processes con-
tinue overtime and require support. You can apply for advanced parole for $360 which allows the individual
to travel but you must be approved before you travel and you risk getting stuck outside of the US if you go.
If the individual needed to leave immediately to help a sick relative or to visit a divorced parent they could
not.
Family Impact of ban on in-state tuition: Erodes family stability (fragmentation). Students cannot afford out-of-
state tuition. In states that do allow in-state tuition, students need a year to establish residency. Students who
are forced to move to another state lose family support. Lack of college degree predicts low wages across the
lifespan. Lack of agency to plan one’s future is disheartening. Immigrants pay a large amount of taxes and are a
large part of our agricultural economy.
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Recommendations
1. Overall, allow undocumented immigrant students to attend college in the state of Georgia and pay in state tuition if they
have lived in Georgia for at least 12 consecutive months. Satisfies the Impatient camp because they would like to see higher education
accessible to all.
2. Pass the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act. This helps those who are undocumented become United States
citizens which will satisfy the Concerned camp, with their argument being that education should be limited to “authorized” students.
3. Allow them to be eligible for state financial aid. We did not say federal because not all states have the same policy in place, and we
respect that, so we do not want their tax dollars going to fund these students. This will also satisfy the Satisfied camp because they believe
that women can enjoy more education in patriarchal society. It is known that women tend to make less money than men per dollar, this will
allow a relieving of financial burden making it a greater possibility that women can not only attend college, but they can complete a degree.
4. Clear communication of requirements and expand outreach
This allows DACA students to know of the opportunities that are afforded to them.