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By Yuliana Morales and Paige Reinstein
 Agenda
01 Historical
Information 02 Statistics /
obstacles

School
03 Counselors
Role 04
Programs
avalible
 Your words matter
Dreamer/ DACA/Undocumented vs.
Illegal/ alien
 Historical Background

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996:

The 1982 Plyler v. Doe Ruling: Prevents undocumented families from utilizing government resources
Equal rights to k-12 education regardless of immigrant status

California Dream Act (2011):

Students in California can receive certain types of financial aid such as
private scholarships, state financial aid, community college fee waivers,
and Cal Grants. In addition, the California Dream Act, allows eligible
students to pay in-state tuition at any public
college in California.
DACA (2012),
an executive order; DACA temporarily deferred deportation from
the United States for undocumented students and granted them
2-year renewable work permits and temporary social security
numbers
Historical Background: Current Situation

DACA is accepting but not

reviewing applications
President Trump California Dream Act
(includes renewal and new
overturned DACA still available
applicants)
 Alarming Statistics
Only 5–10% of the 65,000 undocumented students who graduate from high
school each year continue on to college. (US Dept. of Education, 2015).

It is estimated that about 65,000 undocumented students who have lived in

the United States graduate from high school, but due to the many barriers, only
a fraction attend college (Cortes, 2013).

In 2007, 32% of undocumented children with unauthorized parents were living

below the poverty line, compared to 10% of U.S born children and their
parents, while 45% of undocumented children did not have health insurance
(Passel & Cohn, 2009).

 Social Obstacles
Negative stigma and discrimination
Living in fear of deportation
Mistrust of friends and teachers
Langauge barrier
Families Dived across border
Lack of support from school
 Financial Obstacles
High poverty rates for undocumented
immigrants
Increasing tuition costs
No access to some forms of financial aid
Private loans require a citizen cosigner
Stressors that impact their mental health
The experience and threat of detention, removal, and family separation can be
traumatic, leaving families with high levels of distress, depression, insecurity, and
anxiety.

Experiences with discrimination, mistreatment, and victimization may also impact

undocumented immigrants' mental health.

anti-immigrant sentiment and stigma can lead to subtle and overt acts of racism,
discrimination, and profiling.

PTSD due to traumatic immigration events

 role of a school counselor
School counselors focus their skills, time and energy on direct and indirect
services to all students, regardless of their citizenship, national origin, race, color,
gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status or any other demographics.

Educators are on the front lines of implementing Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals (DACA). Because of their unique position within a school, school
counselors are able to support undocumented students by assisting these
students in gathering documentation for DACA requests

Advocating for the rights of all students, including undocumented students, by

ensuring students are not barred from education based on foreign birth
certificates, lack of a Social Security number or a home language other than
English
 role of a school counselor
Supporting undocumented students by helping them gain access to an equitable
education that meets their needs and prepares them for postsecondary access, if
necessary (e.g., referrals for ELL services, special education services and medical
treatment)

Supporting the family with information about educational access and rights

Providing counseling intervention and social/emotional support for students affected by

immigration stressors, including assessment of possible trauma that they may have
experienced
 Resources: Higher Education information
Dreamers Professional Development Immigrants Rising Affordability Building Skills Partnerships
Certificate Program & Leadership Workshops
Academy

Provides Parents: with financial classes,

Provides: college counseling, Provides: college financial information
ESL support, and navigating American
internship, life classes, support groups to students
educational systems training
 Resources: Legal (free intake)
CHIRLA- On-campus legal support Solidarity (local group) Immigrants Rising

Immigrants Rising- Pre-law Bootcamp

Equips students within the community with tools/ strategies to be successful in law
school and support their communitys legal needs
 Resources: Mental Health

Immigrant Rising Wellness Support Immigrant Rising Free

Group Therapy

Immigrant Rising- opportunities for free supervision; clinicians

providing for their community
 Resources: Grants

Immigrant Families
Recovery Program- Building Skills- Grants for food
basic needs grants

Immigrants Rising Seed Grant Immigrants Rising Pre-law

For business owners for law school preparations
Thank You!
 Citations:
American Immigration Council. (2016, October 24). Public education for immigrant students: Understanding Plyler v. Doe. Washington, DC: Author.
Retrieved from
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/public_education_for_immigrant_students_understanding_plyer_v_doe.pdf
American School Counselor Association. (2022). ASCA ethical standards for school counselors. Alexandria, VA: Author. Retrieved from
http://www.schoolcounselor.org/asca/media/asca/Ethics/EthicalStandards2016.pdf
Bjorklund, P. (2018). Undocumented Students in Higher Education: A Review of the Literature, 2001 to 2016. Review of Educational Research, 88(5),
631–670. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654318783018
Cha, M., & Perez, A. (n.d.). Funds of Knowledge: Championing Undocumented & Mixed-Status Families [Review of Funds of Knowledge: Championing
Undocumented & Mixed-Status Families]. CASC.
Student Caffé. (n.d.). Obstacles for Undocumented Students. StudentCaffe. Retrieved October 25, 2022,
from http://studentcaffe.com/prepare/students-without-documents/obstacles-for-undocumented
 Acculturation Week
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
 Curricular Activities
Student Science and
Council Engineering Club

School Community
Newspaper Extension

Theater Arts and

Club Humanities
 Scheduling
Phase August September October November

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4
 Checklist
Task Plan A Plan B Plan C Plan D

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

Task 4