Lack of Access to Higher Education for Undocumented Students Jose Mendoza Collaborative Health Human Services CHHS 302- Professional Communication

Undocumented Students Today Undocumented Students are ineligible for: Federal Financial aid, loans or scholarships The lack of resource in colleges does not allow undocumented students to reach their full academic potential, and they are also continuously worried about their immigration status (Ozuna, T., & Saenz, V. 2011) Economic, Marginalization, and career development are factors that influence the social identity development of undocumented students in college. http://sojo.net/sites/default/files/mainimages/blog/147167656.jpg

Causes Undocumented students came as children to the United States with no legal status. No comprehensive immigration reform Limited in-state tuition is blocking undocumented students from registering in college. http://www.msnbc.com/sites/msnbc/files/styles/ratio--3-2--830x553/public/articles/452854340.jpg?itok=zryDzDbQ http://transform.fairfaxregional.com.au/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad- 36mDshx2U2dAuMR3XyjpW6R/b548b017-e5ca-4b6e-ba72-ed00e5b90336.j

Effects Not able to practice their profession because they do not have a social security number. Deportation, broken families, and poverty are results of bad immigration system. Lack of resources socially disconnects undocumented students in college and results in their search for identity and self-belonging (Nguyen, D. K., & Serna, G. R. 2014). http://images.latintimes.com/sites/latintimes.com/files/styles/large/public/2014/09/07/immigration-protests-august-2014.jpg?itok=OpqklrWR

Solutions Dream act legislation will benefit undocumented students (Ozuna, T., & Saenz, V. 2011). Common sense immigration reform will safe the families of students and their future http://blogs.rollcall.com/white-house/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2014/05/immigration_009_050114.jpg

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Reference Ozuna, T., & Saenz, V. (2011). Undocumented Students and the Policies of Wasted Potential. Review Of Higher Education, 35(2), 346-348. Nguyen, D. K., & Serna, G. R. (2014). Access or Barrier? Tuition and Fee Legislation for Undocumented Students across the States. Clearing House, 87(3), 124-129. doi:10.1080/00098655.2014.891895 Ibarra, H. (2013). Facing the giant: higher education access and financial assistance for undocumented student Texas. International Journal Of Leadership In Education, 16(4), 435-453. doi:10.1080/13603124.2012.748218 Jones-Correa, M., & de Graauw, E. (2013). Looking Back to See Ahead: Unanticipated Changes in Immigration from 1986 to the Present and Their Implications for American Politics Today. Annual Review Of Political Science, 16209-230. doi:10.1146/annurev-polisci-051211-164644 Gilbert, A. (2014). Why Undocumented Students Still Matter. Journal Of College Admission, (223), 51-52.