Undocumented Students In Higher Education.
Higher education enables us to be more successful in life. However, many argue that our education system is more segregated than ever before. Truth is, not all students have the same access to resources and, or, wealth. When we examine the educational path of students of low social economic status and students of privilege their paths are entirely different. Now when we look at the path that undocumented students must endure to obtain higher education, we see that they must work more to get an “education” equal to citizens.
To an extent, the United States helps promote immigration in the country to help . This is mainly to help in the agricultural industry. At first, a pattern of circular migration occurred, but in recent decades that pattern has change mainly to a more sedentary one which is why we see more minorities go into higher education. Minorities must assimilate and learn to cope with a new culture in school. Undocumented students face hardships in their education because their accessibility to resources is limited to what they can afford.
In recent years, states began to see the population of undocumented students grow. Resources were made available to these students.For example, California passed assembly bill 540 which allowed undocumented students to pay in-state tuition. Furthermore, the California Dream Act offers financial assistance to university/college students. Unfortunally, other states have gone the other way and promoted laws that do not allow undocumented students from pursuing higher education. As a result, many movements have begun to form.
In an effort, to help undocumented students be more successful and promote higher education amongst minorities, the DREAMS movement began with the hope of allowing undocumented students gain a legal and stop them from being deported. More recently president Obama passed an executive action allowing undocumented students to gain a temporary status via the DACA and DAPA programs. Currently, both programs are being debated at the Supreme Court.
