Edúcate: The DREAM Act

Monday, April 6, 2009

The DREAM Act

The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act is also known as the DREAM Act. This Act has been introduced in order to help undocumented students achieve a conditional residency in the United States of America, allowing the students to be able to continue studying, travel, drive and even work without having the fear of being deported.

For more information please visit:
Change.org - Ideas for Change
&
DREAM Act Portal (Student Requirements)

The DREAM Act was introduced on March 26, 2009 and we will be closely following this Act. We will be sending e-mails and making phone calls to ENCOURAGE our legislators to pass the DREAM Act and help undocumented students pursue their DREAMS!!!!!!!!

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About Our Research

Our research focuses on the educational experiences and the aspirations of undocumented high school students in Utah to reach a higher education.

Our focus question is: "What is keeping students of color, specifically undocumented students, from continuing their education after high school?"

To conduct our research we uses surveys. We have surveyed over 160 students of different ethnic backgrounds, documented and undocumented, to find out what they knew about the process of applying to college and their educational goals.

While we conducted the surveys we also documented the different reactions people had to our research questions. For example, when we went to the Boys and Girls Club one of the teens asked us what the word "undocumented" meant, another boy responded “It means you are illegal.”

We also documented our own experiences as part of our research. One shocking example was when one of our team mates was faced with a teacher that not only took the surveys away, but tore them up in front of the class saying “This is NOT acceptable in class!”

Our research groups found that many undocumented students are unaware of their rights and the legislation which can allow them access post-secondary schools paying instate tuition.

We believe this research is important because students of color and undocumented students are underrepresented in colleges and universities in Utah. We have found that they are not well informed about all of their legal educational rights, such as HB 144, and are unaware of private scholarships that are available to them.

We've also found that undocumented students are afraid to ask for information, regarding education, or getting help from their school counselors because they are afraid of revealing their legal status. They fear the possibility of getting deported.

We want this research to provide a safe way for undocumented students to find out information about their rights, and most importantly for them to have safe access to information about college.

Monday, April 6, 2009

The DREAM Act

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