102: How to Advocate for Undocumented Students

I chat with Dr. Aliza Gilbert about how to support undocumented students. We chat about:

• What terms to use (and not use) when working with undocumented students
• What the Dream Act is and why not all students love the term “Dreamers”
• What percent of kids born right now are born to undocumented parents
• Whether or not students should reveal their undocumented status in their personal statement
• How incorrect assumptions can sometimes make a student feel horrible
• How to know if a school (or a state, for that matter) is/isn’t supportive of undocumented students
• What teachers/mentors/counselors can do to help undocumented youth