Experiences of undocumented students in schools and at university

Authors

Gloria Cortez, California State University San BernardinoFollow
John M. Winslade, California State University - San BernardinoFollow

Keywords

undocumented students, school experience, university experience

Abstract

The aim of this article is to document the experiences of undocumented students. Regardless of where a person stands on the immigration issue, he or she still needs to listen to these voices in order to treat people with the dignity they deserve as human beings. This article was inspired by two things. One was a speech given by a former undocumented student at a social justice summit. The other was a literature review by the first author in a paper for her Masters degree in counseling. This literature review formed much of the basis for this article. It captured many of the experiences of undocumented students and these are important for school counselors to learn about.

Author Statement

Gloria Cortez is a student in the Masters program in Guidance and Counseling at CSUSB. Dr John Winslade is an emeritus professor in this program.

Recommended Citation

Cortez, Gloria and Winslade, John M. (2018) "Experiences of undocumented students in schools and at university," Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice: Vol. 9: No. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/wie/vol9/iss1/4