Many migrants, especially unaccompanied youth, face uncertain paths in detention and after their release in local communities. Schools are often the first and sometimes the only places they can turn for resources. Research shows that everyday educators have been left to deal with the aftermath of recent political charades, as well as a broken immigration system, racialized immigration surveillance, deplorable detention facility conditions, and lack of access to educational and social resources for these young people.
Washington Post: Challenges that young immigrants face with U.S. public schools
Race Frames in Education
Edited By: Sophia Rodriguez and Gilberto Q. ConchasPublication Date: June 24, 2022
Pages: 288
On October 12, author Sophia Rodriguez published Challenges that young immigrant face with U.S. public schools on the Washington Post Answer Sheet. The post addresses the challenges and uncertainties faced by young migrants in the U.S. school system. Rodriguez begins,
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