The DREAMers: How the Undocumented Youth Movement Transformed the Immigrant Rights Debate

Steinhilper, Elias

doi:10.1080/14742837.2015.1075383

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“…Indeed, such support may be especially integral for undocumented adolescents during their first direct encounters with status-related stressors, as the sense of powerless and hopelessness generated during this time places them at risk of serious psychological concerns, including self-medication, substance abuse, and suicide (Gonzales et al, 2013). Others have also highlighted the important role of supportive peers and advocacy groups in the development of undocumented youth identity (Negrón- Gonzales, 2014;Nicholls, 2013). Yet, as most of this work focuses on the experiences of Latinas/os, more research is needed to understand how ethnically and racially diverse immigrant youth understand and navigate the challenges of undocumented status.…”

Section: Cycles Of Deportabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“No Way! Like Only Hispanics are Illegal”: Examining the Racialized Psychosocial Development of Migrant “Illegality” Across Immigrant Groups in the United States

Ellis

Offidani-Bertrand

Ferrera

2022

Journal of Adolescent Research

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Building on recent studies of “racialized illegality,” this paper examines the psychosocial development of migrant “illegality” in a sample of ethnically and racially diverse immigrant young people. In-depth interviews and fieldnotes were collected in Chicago with White, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Latina/o immigrants ( N = 43; 14–33 years of age; 15 male, 28 female) who were undocumented and/or grew up in families with at least one undocumented parent, and who were asked to reflect on these experiences. Drawing upon the cycles of deportability framework, we theorize the psychosocial development of migrant “illegality” as a dynamic process driven by repeated, cyclical experiences with status-related stressors that regularly prompt acute fears as well as carry long-term psychosocial effects. Examining these cycles within our respondents’ reflections, we find discernible differences in both the types of status-related stressors and contexts of support experienced by Latina/o and non-Latina/o respondents, pointing to different cycles of deportability that vary along racial-ethnic lines. We maintain that these findings reflect the racialized context of migrant “illegality” in the United States, which targets primarily Latina/o migrants, as well as points to the need for increased supports for undocumented immigrants in non-Latina/o immigrant communities.

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Section: Cycles Of Deportabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“No Way! Like Only Hispanics are Illegal”: Examining the Racialized Psychosocial Development of Migrant “Illegality” Across Immigrant Groups in the United States

Ellis

Offidani-Bertrand

Ferrera

2022

Journal of Adolescent Research

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“…Perez, Espinoza, et al, 2010;Seif, 2011;Stepick, Stepick, & Labissiere, 2008). Although unable to participate in voting, undocumented college students are often highly engaged in their communities through their participation in rallies and/or community organizing (Flanagan & Levine, 2010;Nicholls, 2013). In addition, through this political socialization and idea of citizenship, many undocumented youth develop support groups in college, establish advocacy organizations in their communities, and also organize through online networks (Facebook, Twitter, Blogs) to disseminate messages and resources related to undocumented youth (Nicholls, 2013).…”

Section: Community Responsibilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although unable to participate in voting, undocumented college students are often highly engaged in their communities through their participation in rallies and/or community organizing (Flanagan & Levine, 2010;Nicholls, 2013). In addition, through this political socialization and idea of citizenship, many undocumented youth develop support groups in college, establish advocacy organizations in their communities, and also organize through online networks (Facebook, Twitter, Blogs) to disseminate messages and resources related to undocumented youth (Nicholls, 2013). This kind of civic work can turn into a virtuous circle whereby by helping others, undocumented young adults find purpose and a role that serves to augment their own well-being (Kirshner & Ginwright, 2012;Nicholls, 2013;.…”

Section: Community Responsibilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“We'll Get through this Together”: Collective Contribution in the Lives of Latino Undocumented Undergraduates

Katsiaficas

Hernández

Alcantar

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Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education

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Background Undocumented undergraduates are a growing population in the United States. Despite being shut out from many resources, such as access to federal financial aid and social services, many are thriving by contributing to their families and communities. Few studies to date have taken a strengths-based approach to understand the lives of undocumented young adults or examined their normative developmental experiences. Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine how contribution manifests in the lives of Latino undocumented undergraduates and the extent to which they are engaged in and contribute to their families and communities. Research Design This study employed a convergent mixed-methods design in which parallel quantitative and quantitative data were collected and analyzed separately. Through mixed methods, this article examines the family and community responsibilities of a sample of N = 797 Latino undocumented undergraduate student survey respondents, along with three portraits of qualitative visual and verbal narratives. Results Results highlight the value of “collective contribution” in Latino undocumented immigrant families. Through quantitative methods, results reveal that the majority of Latino undocumented undergraduates are contributing to their families and communities in significant ways. Qualitative findings reveal ways in which cultural values manifest as the reciprocal contribution between individuals and their families and communities. Further, results reveal the varied ways that Latino undocumented undergraduates engage with their families and communities, exhibiting the characteristics of ideal citizens, despite being denied a pathway to citizenship. Conclusions The results suggest that Latino undocumented college students are thriving and contributing to the society that gives them conflicting messages about how to belong. Yet, they enter postsecondary institutions and continue to remain engaged in their families and communities. Their engagement has important implications for what type of society we will become and for the need to build on these social resources to make our democracy and community stronger, recognizing immigrants as a resource to strengthen the social fabric of our society.

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“…Since 2000, United We Dream, an immigrant youth movement in the United States has been politically engaged in stopping deportations, meeting with the U.S. senators regarding immigration issues, and has advocated for several state policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration agencies (United We Dream, 2022). In like manner, DREAMers' have used social spaces such as schools, social media platforms, and private spaces to lay claim to their recognition and legalization (Glenn, 2011;Nicholls, 2013). Black, Latinx, and Asian-Pacific Islander immigrant youth and refugee nonprofit organizations have been instrumental in assisting other immigrant youths to navigate U.S. institutions and overcome legal and informational barriers (Braxton, 2016: Terriquez andLin, 2020).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Disrupting Agamben: Beyond undocumented children as “Homo Sacer”

Gonzalez‐Gorman

2022

Human Geography

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Migrant and refugee studies have received much attention grounded in Agamben’s state of exception and homo sacer theory. Much scholarship draws from Agamben’s work and the relationship between the sovereign state and biopolitical subjects in a permanent state of exception. Absent from Agamben’s homo sacer theoretical argument is a discussion on the political influence of undocumented youth. Now more than ever, unaccompanied children have an innocuous ability to transform and influence bidirectional immigration policy. The present research contributes to the literature by repositioning unaccompanied children away from the presupposition of bare life and the state of exception to an active role in the political sphere. This analysis maintains that in the United States, undocumented youth act as nonstate geopolitical actors who influence federal policy and are not necessarily in a complete state of exception or homo sacer an area not fully considered by Agamben.

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The DREAMers: How the Undocumented Youth Movement Transformed the Immigrant Rights Debate

Cited by 12 publications

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“No Way! Like Only Hispanics are Illegal”: Examining the Racialized Psychosocial Development of Migrant “Illegality” Across Immigrant Groups in the United States

“No Way! Like Only Hispanics are Illegal”: Examining the Racialized Psychosocial Development of Migrant “Illegality” Across Immigrant Groups in the United States

“We'll Get through this Together”: Collective Contribution in the Lives of Latino Undocumented Undergraduates

Disrupting Agamben: Beyond undocumented children as “Homo Sacer”

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