"This Place . . . Immigration Knocks on My Door. Where Do I Belong?" Examining Undocumented Youth Experiences of Discrimination in the U.S. South

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session 19
  In Roundtable Session: The Policies of DREAMing: Opportunities and Challenges for Undocumented Youth

Abstract

The study offers insight into the differences among recently arrived undocumented youth with undocumented youth that came to the U.S. during early childhood and that benefit from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program initiated under the Obama administration. Drawing on data from an exploratory comparative case study, the paper argues that undocumented youth face constraints navigating the educational process due to a larger process of racialization and limited educational opportunities and institutional supports in high poverty schools.

Author

• Sophia Rodriguez, University of North Carolina - Greensboro