Suppo rting undo c ume nte d stude nts a nd the ir fa milie s Ale jandr a Pé r e z Co lle g e & Ca re e r Suc c e ss Co o rdina to r Co mmunity Ce nte r fo r E duc a tio n Re sults
Stor y of Se lf: Undo c u Vo ic e s & E xpe rie nc e s “T o b e undo c ume nte d is to ha ve pe o ple ma king mo ne y o ut o f o ur sto rie s a nd spe a king fo r us ra the r tha n c re a ting spa c e fo r us to spe a k o n b e ha lf o f o urse lve s” -Ca ta lina Ve la sq ue z
Huma n Bing o 1. Go around the room and find a person who knows one of the terms on the sheet. 2. Once you find that person ask them what the term means to them and how they learned about it. 3. Once your conversation is over have them initial the box that has the term that they explained. 4. Continue to go around the room and ask people for their understanding of the terms 5. NOTE: You are allowed to initial one box on your own sheet for a term that you know! The goal is to get a BINGO by finding a different person for each of the terms and fill in an entire column or row . Shout BINGO when you’re done!
Be ing Undo c ume nte d What does it mean to be an undocumented person? Undocumented people are ‘foreign’ nationals who came to the United States without legal documentation or overstayed their visas. Video: Undocumented & Awkward So urc e : E d uc a to rs fo r F a ir Co nsid e ra tio n
“Race or people is to be determined by the stock from which aliens sprang ” -1914 Bergensfjord ship manifest
Do c ume nts a nd fo rms we use 1914: “The race from which aliens sprang.” 2016-17: “I attest, under penalty of perjury, that I am an alien.”
L a ng ua g e Identity and experience • 1.5 Generation Immigrant • Undocumented Terms tied to laws and programs • DREAMer • HB 1079 • DACAmented Negative and derogatory • “Illegal” & “Alien”
Disma ntle the “DRE AMe r” Na rra tive
Gre e n Ca rd Po lic e s & Pra c tic e s Employment • Primarily benefits high skilled professionals requiring high levels of education Green Cards • There is a 5,000 cap per year for “unskilled” or “low skilled” workers Diversity Visa • 5,500 green cards available in a “lottery” to those from countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S. • U.S. citizens can petition for spouses, parents, children Family Immigration and siblings • Must prove a well-founded fear of persecution Political Refugees • Not open to economic refugees So urc e : Pe nn fo r Immig ra nt Rig hts, Dre a m Ac tivists PA, a nd Immig ra tio n Po lic y Ce nte r
F a mily Ba se d: Gre e n Ca rd E lig ib ility Some relatives of U.S. citizens, known as immediate relatives, do not have to wait for a visa to become available. There is no limit to the number of visas that can be utilized in this category in a particular year. Immediate relatives include: • Parents of a U.S. citizen • Spouses of a U.S. citizen • Unmarried children under the age of 21 of a U.S. citizen So urc e : U.S. Citize nship a nd Immig ra tio n Se rvic e s (USCIS)
Re side nc y a nd Citize nship Pa thwa y Residency and Citizenship— Currently takes at least 10 to 25 years to qualify all dependents of personal case and current immigration political context So urc e : Re a so n Ma g a zine
Wa it time s fo r fa mily visa s Unmarried children of US citizens: Vietnam - 4 years | Philippines - 13 years Unmarried children of legal permanent residents: China- 8 years | Philippines - 27 years Sibling of adult US Citizens: India- 49 years | China - 37 years Married Children of US Citizens: China - 37 years | Philippines - 92 years So urc e : Pe nn fo r I mmig ra nt Rig hts, Dre a m Ac tivists PA, a nd I mmig ra tio n Po lic y Ce nte r
Histo ry
De fe rre d Ac tio n fo r Childho o d Arriva ls • Executive action that was announced by the Obama Administration on June 15 th , 2012 • Allows eligible undocumented people who came to the United States as youth to apply for temporary two-year deferred action and a renewable work permit So urc e : U.S. Citize nship a nd Immig ra tio n Se rvic e s
DACA re q uire me nts Do NOT ↑ apply for the first $495 time So urc e : Immig ra nt L a w Gro up PC
Wha t is a nd isn’ t DACA vs Renewable two years of Amnesty deportation relief Work authorization and Pathway to Citizenship social security number Legal Status Legal Presence Law – not permanent Executive Action So urc e : Unite d We Dre a m
Na tio na l De mo g ra phic s • 11.5 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S • They account for roughly 1-in-20 workers • 2.5 million are youth (20%) • 4.5 million native-born U.S. children have at least one undocumented parent • Over 3.5 million people were deported from the United States during the Obama Administration So urc e : Pe w Hispa nic Ce nte r
Wa shing to n Sta te De mo g ra phic s 2.5 million people are undocumented youth in the United States 2 250,000 59,000 43,000 students in an Undocumented undocumented undocumented elementary people in people below the people eligible for classroom has an Washington State age of 24 DACA in our state undocumented parent So urc e : Mig ra tio n Po lic y a nd K UOW
Wa shing to n Sta te De mo g ra phic s India Korea 3% Other 3% Vietnam • 77,000 undocumented people 16% 3% Guatemala live in King County 4% • 24,000 in Yakima County • 22,000 in Snohomish County • 16,000 in Pierce County Mexico 71% So urc e : Pe w Re se a rc h a nd Mig ra nt Po lic y
Ho use Bill 1079 Signed on March 7 th , 2003, allows eligible undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public higher education institutions Eligibility • Graduate from a Washington State high school or have obtained a GED AND • Lived in Washington State for three years prior to, and continuously since receiving a high school diploma or GED So urc e : Wa shing to n Stude nt Ac hie ve me nt Co unc il (WSAC)
WASF A E lig ib ility DACA Category HB 1079 Category • Have been granted Deferred • Graduate from a Washington Action for Childhood Arrivals State high school or have (DACA) obtained a GED OR AND AND • Have established residency in • Lived in Washington State for Washington State for at least one three years prior to, and year prior to attending a higher continuously since receiving a education institution in the state high school diploma or GED So urc e : Wa shing to n Stude nt Ac hie ve me nt Co unc il (WSAC)
WASF A F iling Pro c e ss Start filing on October 1 st of every year at: www.readysetgrad.org/wasfa So urc e : Wa shing to n Stude nt Ac hie ve me nt Co unc il (WSAC)
WASF A Co mple tio n: Se nio rs & Co lle g e Stude nts 4,000 3,693 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,522 2,443 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 So urc e : Wa shing to n 0 Stude nt Ac hie ve me nt 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 Co unc il (WSAC)
E duc a to rs g uide o n ra ids b it.ly/ E duc a to rs Ra idsGuide
Yo ur c o lle a g ue s a re undo c ume nte d There are service providers in our organizations are undocumented too. How do we create safe spaces for them too?
K no w yo ur rig hts wearehere tostay.org
Sc ho la rship re so urc e s
E duc a tio n is inhe re ntly po litic a l “Simply speaking out is a political act. Forming a group of educators and collaborating to create a program or assert a demand is a political act. Activist professionalism then is exhibited in such assertions and actions as helping students and their families when the current programming is not enough or is misguided. It is educators “reclaiming moral and intellectual leadership over educational debates” (Sachs, 2000, p. 81). So urc e : Ac tivist E duc a to rs: Bre a king Pa st L imits
Jo in the mo ve me nt • Knowing the language: undocumented • Being visible about your support, come out as unafraid • Do not rely on undocumented people to teach, update you • Educate, call out your community on undocumented issues • Inform students and families about their rights in safe spaces • Financially invest in the lives of undocumented people • Protest, walk-out, put your life on the line: risk your privilege • Allyship and advocacy is not your identity, it's an action • Always , work with undocumented people
Co ming Out
Undo c ume nte d L e d Org a niza tio ns
Advo c a c y Org a niza tio ns
I mmig ra nt Justic e Gro ups
Me nta l He a lth Org a niza tio ns
L a wye rs Sandy Restrepo, Colectiva Legal del Pueblo (Burien, WA) • 206-931-1514; www.colectivalegal.org Luis Cortes, Barrera Legal (Kent, WA) • 253-872-4730; www.barreralegal.com Karol Brown Attorneys at Law, PLLC (Bellevue, WA) • 425-519-3617; www.blog.karolbrown.com
Additio na l Guide s • NWIRP Information Regarding Northwest Detention Center: https://goo.gl/7Tlvkn • ICE Online Detainee Locator: www.ice.gov/odls • Deportation 101 Guide: https://goo.gl/8VLO5O • Migra Watch Toolkit: https://goo.gl/wamOVX • Colectiva Legal’s Preparing for a Raid (Spanish): https://goo.gl/bjSWuh • Sin Fronteras Resource Guide (King & Pierce County): https://goo.gl/qhQFmV
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