Advocacy and Policy Change for Undocumented Student Success

Section 1: Policies, Engagement, and Interventions

1. Exploring the Borderlands: Elementary School Teachers Navigation of Immigration Practices in a Latino Diaspora Community

Sarah Gallo and Holly Link

2. Lowering the Cost Barrier to Higher Education for Undocumented Students: A Promising University-Level Intervention

Andrew Thangasamy and Deborah Horan

3. The Academic Success of Undocumented Latino students: School programs, non-profit organizations, and social capital

Akiko Yasuike

4. "You're Part of Some Hope and Then You Fall into Despair": Exploring the Impact of a Restrictive Immigration Climate on Educators in Latinx Immigrant Communities

R. Gabriela Barajas Gonzalez, Heliana Linares Torres, Anya Urcuyo, et al.

Section 2: Mental Health and Well-being

5. Social Emotional Needs of Latino Immigrant Adolescents: A Sociocultural Model for Development and Implementation of Culturally Specific Interventions

Christiane O. Blanco-Vega, Sara M. Castro-Olivio, and Kenneth W. Merrell

6. The Achievement Gap Among Newcomer Immigrant Adolescents: Life Stressors Hinder Latina/o Academic Success

Sita G. Patel, Alinne Z. Barrera, Michael J. Strambler, et al.

7. Evaluating the Effect of Legal Vulnerabilities and Social Support on the Mental Health of Undocumented College Students

Sharon Velarde Pierce, Alein Y. Haro, Cecilia Ayon, and Laura E. Enriquez

8. Impact of Potential Changes in US Immigration Policies on Distress and Mental Health of Latinx College Students

Rosario Olguin-Aguirre, Adriel Boals, Yolanda Flores Niemann, and Chiachih Wang

Section 3: Testimonios, Identities, and Experiences

9. Echandole Ganas: The Academic Identities of Undocumented Latino Youth

Gemma Punti

10. "It's About Hearing and Understanding Their Stories": Teacher Empathy and Socio-Political Awareness Toward Newcomer Undocumented Students in the New Latino South

Sophia Rodriguez, Timothy Monreal, and Joy Howard

11. Finding Evidence of Community Cultural Wealth in Georgia: Testimonios of Latina Immigrants on Navigating Cultural, Social, and Economic Barriers

Michelle S. Yrigollen-Robbins