Unocumented Latino Immigrants

11.2 million undocumented all ages live in the United States, 1.1 million undocumented children under the age of 18, and out of these numbers only 7,000-13,000 enroll for college. This number is just mind blowing the low amount of students that enroll and of course the amount that actually graduates, is much lower than the number of students that enroll to college. It's a shame that such low amount of undocumented students are motivated to continue school. A major reason undocumented students are so discouraged to not continue on to college is how extremely expensive it can be without all the help citizens obtain.

Education is one of the greatest tools for the young mind. Education, especially a college education, can provide a young person with incredible opportunities that can take them far in life. These immigrants feel as Americans and deserve the same education opportunity as any other American. “Undocumented students, they argue, often bring unique viewpoints and backgrounds to campus, excel academically and contribute to the economy after graduating,” (Fattal). These students bring fresh viewpoints into their school environment because of their experiences. As well as many students exceed the exceptions of their schools because they do not want to waste the opportunity that has been given to them. DACA immigrants want to be able to prove themselves as hardworking and what better way them to prove people they can do more. With working hard they show that they want to be treated as an equal. If they are working just as hard as any American why is it so hard to accept them? Why do Americans find it hard to see that they just want the same opportunities? In a survey conducted by the UC San Diego political-science professor Tom Wong for the left-leaning Center for American Progress it showed that “94 percent of respondents currently in school said the program allowed them to pursue ‘educational opportunities that [they]

The negative stereotype that Latinos are indefinitely stuck in poverty is created by the tendency to average the progress of new immigrants to those of older immigrants. “Since Latino immigration continues, averaging together the poverty rates or homeownership levels of large numbers of people who arrived recently with those who have been here for decades can provide a skewed view of progress,” (America’s Assimilating Hispanics). However, longitudinal studies, when properly measured and displayed, show that Latino immigrants are making economic progress.

Parents cannot afford the cost of a college education and less Hispanics enroll in college. Hispanics with the lowest family income reach the lowest educational attainment as depicted on Graph #1. Hispanics low paying jobs affects the family income, the family economic success and the Hispanics attendance in college contributing to the low rate of college educated Hispanics. Low-income families’ young adults living in poverty do not attend college placing themselves in academic disadvantage. In addition, Hispanics have certain disadvantages, of one way or another, of even graduating from high school. Although the Hispanic high school dropout rate continues to fall according to the City University of New York (CUNY), Hispanics have by far the highest (14%) high-school dropout rate of any group in the country compared to Blacks (7%), Asians (1%) and Whites (2%). Depicted on the graph, high school dropouts (no-High School) earn less than half what graduates make, college graduates make about eighty percent more than high school graduates, and those with graduate degrees make about two-and-one-half times more than high school graduates. Family income influences college attendance and the differences in education levels explain why less education translates to low paying jobs and low family

Mexican immigrants are those who originate from Mexico and are living in the United States, whether they are here as documented citizens or not. There are plenty of immense differences between documented and undocumented Mexican immigrants as well as new sets of struggles for each, though they share many of the same plights. Some immigrants come to the United States for a better life and chance at the “American Dream” while others are brought here as children, some come to be with family, some are here as documented citizens and others are not. There is an estimated number of 6.2 million undocumented immigrants from Mexico residing in the United States (Yee, Davis, and Patel, 2017). Being an undocumented immigrant leads to many struggles, one

Students who have a different background are a benefit to any classroom. They offer diversity and interesting perspectives. According to an article published on the Future of Working website, undocumented immigrants offer these benefits to any community (2015). Their influence would be greatly sought in a Spanish class taught in the U.S. Teachers can see these immigrants as resources and learn from these students.

Here in the United States of America annually, approximately 65,000 undocumented children complete their secondary education. while most children their ages are applying to college, joining the military, or just perusing a career, these 65,000+ students are not. Despite often excelling academically in K- 12 education, being members of student government associations, and exerting great personal character. Their upward mobility to achieve their dreams often end at graduation. Despite being some of the brightest and most promising students; by not holding U.S. citizenship status these students are unable to apply for college, seek gainful employment, or frankly even acquire a driver license. Often, they are left to live in the shadows or be deported and return to their country of origin of which their parents fled.

Similarly, Latinos also frequently faced disadvantages compared to Whites and other ethnic minorities in terms of education, employment, and wages. As a result, they also have to work in the “3D” occupations of modern America. However, it is entirely plausible that the one correcting factor is the level of education, which translates to English and professional competency. When education level is compared in a controlled setting with other racial groups, differences in employability and wage earning significantly decrease. This reduction in economic gap might be observed more concretely with younger generations of Latin Americans who were either born in the United States or immigrated at young ages if they are given the same access to K-12 education as native Americans. (Duncan, Hotz, Trejo

Immigration is a huge topic in the news right now, many people have different views on immigrants which is why our country is having issues deciding on how they should be treated. The impact of immigrants on our country is viewed as both positive and negative. Some people believe a wall should be built around the border prevent people from coming in illegally, while others believe anyone should be allowed to start a new life in our country. Although some people do come into this country illegally and cause trouble, the positives outweigh the negatives. Immigrants help strengthen America through their hard work and talents, they also contribute their diverse cultures enriching the country, and have a positive impact on the economy. I think

American is known as the land of free it’s open to anyone who wants to make an honest and fair living. But unfortunately America has been taken advantage of. America has been taken advantage of by illegal immigrants. These and take resources that should not be available to them, in addition they also live here virtually free since they don’t pay anything. Illegal Immigrants should not be able to stay in America. Due to financial, population and job reasons.

An illegal Immigrant is a foreigner who has entered in a country unlawfully without the country 's authorization and undocumented Immigrants are a growing problem in America. Many Americans believe that both illegal and legal immigrants come to American to steal jobs away from the modern American citizen and to use social service to get welfare, food stamps, and unemployment benefits, but those beliefs are all false. In fact, Illegal immigrants have it far worse than legal immigrants because most of them live in fear of being discovered by the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) so they have to live a life of invisibility. They face several risks in the workplace. For instance, if they get injuries they can’t go to the hospital

Illegal immigrants are a major part of the US labor force and have been an important source of low-skilled labor supply to the US economy for many decades. The Pew Hispanic Center estimates that the number of unauthorized immigrants in the US labor force was 8.3 million in 2008, up from 6.3 million in 2003 but down slightly from the 2007 peak of 8.5 million. And there are currently 11.9 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States, with an average of 500,000 new entrants arriving annually over the last decade. (Passel and Cohn, A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States, 2009).

For example, based on the story “From Under Ground UnderGrads” in the book, “Rereading America”, Veronica Valdez was an illegal immigrant in US when he was 4 years old. Although he was a 4.0 GPA student, it was still really hard for him to transfer to the college, but after getting advice from his teacher, he attended to community college, and then moving on to UCLA. Although he was in one of the best universities in California, but Valdez is still struggling to look for a job after graduation because of his immigrant status. In Valdez’s position, education is not the only factor to “secure” for what he scarified as his life also depended on his past. Today, as same as Valdez, according to The Wall Street Journal, 30 percentages of college graduated students have to work on second jobs in order to pay their loans, and if students, luckily find good jobs, they could pay their debt in 10 years, but most students will suffer in their loans through 20 to 30 years, so many have to work 2 to 3 jobs for paying their loan even though it’s not the job they want. Although Valdez and millions graduated students have a bachelor degree, it won’t “secure” for them a glorious future. “Secure” is just temporary as other may wait and take it away. For instance, Steve Jobs was a

The fear for lots of undocumented immigrants has arrived because this past election, people just started living in a great fear because they think that they could get deported. Some people have said that their lives have changed a lot, they feel unsure when they go work, when they’re walking in the streets… But this may or not could happen, because is not going to be the President 's decision only! The actual President Obama has told Americans that deporting millions is “not who we are” and cited Scripture, saying, “We shall not oppress a stranger for we know the heart of a stranger — we were strangers once, too.”

People rather have their safety and security taken away in order to keep their freedom. For instance, many Mexican immigrants try so hard to reach the American Dream, so they are willing to risk their lives to obtain that freedom and opportunity for education. They walk through the burning hot deserts, go through dehydration for many days, and even more hardships in order to leave their problems in Mexico and get a fresh new start at life. Even when in America, illegal Mexican immigrants face every day worrying whether they will be deported and lose their chance at having the American Dream. They sacrifice themselves and all their possessions back at Mexico just to come to America in order to obtain the freedom that citizens get. Some people