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Out of the Shadows

Out of the Shadows . What We Should Know About Undocumented Students in Higher Education Dr. Tom Nerini, Western Washington University. Overview. Undocumented Population Background – Undocumented students & education Student issues Institutional issues Best practices.

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Out of the Shadows

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  1. Out of the Shadows What We Should Know About Undocumented Students in Higher Education Dr. Tom Nerini, Western Washington University

  2. Overview • Undocumented Population • Background – • Undocumented students & education • Student issues • Institutional issues • Best practices

  3. Undocumented Population • 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US • Increase by about 500,000 per year • 1:6 are children • 65,000 graduate from high school each year

  4. Background • 1982 – Plyler v Doe • 1986 – Leticia A. v UC Regents & CSU Board of Regents • 1991- Bradford v UC Regents • 1996 – IIRIRA Illegal Immigration Reform & Immigrant Responsibility Act

  5. IIRIRA Section 505 • (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within a State (or a political subdivision) for any postsecondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit (in no less an amount, duration, and scope) without regard to whether the citizen or national is such a resident (IIRIRA, 505, 1996).

  6. Instate tuition laws • Texas - California - Illinois • Kansas - Nebraska - New Mexico • New York - Oklahoma - Washington

  7. Student Issues • Immigration Status • Education • Family

  8. Immigration Status • Deportation • Attitudes • Limitations

  9. Education • Hope & Despair • Cost & Financial Aid • Community Climate

  10. Family • Safety & Security • Economic Issues • Support for Higher Education

  11. Institutional issues • Enrollment • Retention • External Affairs

  12. Conclusions • What’s the use? • What can we do? • Dream Act • Key campus contact • Increase college knowledge • Review campus policies

  13. Resources • NILC - www.nilc.org • DREAM listserv - huynh@nilc.org • MALDEF- www.maldef.org • Pew Hispanic Center - www.pewhispanic.org • www.americanvoiceonline.org • www.newcomm.org • www.immigrationpolicy.org • www.wecanstopthehate.org

  14. Questions & suggestions • Tom.nerini@wwu.edu • Utahmentor.org

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