Immigration and Higher Education in a Changing Political Landscape

Session Submission Type: Invited Session (90 minute)

Description

Hailed as the great equalizer and foundation of better social and economic opportunities for generations, access to higher education in the United States is becoming increasingly out of reach in the current fraught political environment for a growing number of immigrants. Immigrant students and their families face mounting challenges as a growing number of states limit access to in-state tuition, financial aid, visas, and even the ability to attend universities and colleges at all. These changes in the context of heightened immigration enforcement actions resulting from the federal executive order that rescinded the protected status of higher education campuses places undue burden on immigrant students. This panel will discuss the impacts of these changes and what supports could best protect and promote the success of immigrant students and faculty.

Sub Unit

• Special Session

Presider

• Asad L. Asad, Stanford University

Panelists

• Manuel Barajas, California State University-Sacramento

• Laura E. Enriquez, University of California-Irvine

• Bertha Alicia Bermúdez Tapia, New Mexico State University

Discussant

• Kevin J.A. Thomas, Rice University

Session Organizer

• Jennifer Randles, California State University-Fresno