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
