Immigration Status

• American Federation of Teacher’s Protecting our Students created the following handouts on their Immigration page. They have more resources than are featured below, some dedicated to educators. Please check out that link for more resources.:

  • Educational Rights of Immigrant Students now that DACA is Rescinded

  • What you need to know about the rights of immigrants and the threat of deportation

• Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI)

  • BAJI educates and engages African American and black immigrant communities to organize and advocate for racial, social and economic justice. Local BAJI Organizing Committees in New York, Georgia, California and Arizona build coalitions and initiate campaigns among communities to push for racial justice.

• College Guide for DACA and Undocumented Students via Best Colleges

• DACA and Workplace Rights: Frequently Asked Questions

  • Many of the questions NILC has been asked about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program have to do with the rights of workers (1) when they apply for DACA, (2) after they have received DACA and have a work permit, and (3) when they are applying to renew their DACA. This FAQ is intended to answer those questions and to provide information that may be helpful when you apply for and after you’ve been granted DACA.

• Deconstructing the Wall: Teaching about the symbolism, politics, and reality of the U.S. Mexico border (In collaboration with the NY Times)

• Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC)

  • E4FC’s mission is to empower undocumented young people to achieve educational and career goals through personal, institutional and policy transformation.

  • Published – Life After College: A guide for undocumented students

• Facing History and Ourselves

  • Our mission is to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry.

  • By studying the historical development of the Holocaust and other examples of genocide, students make the essential connection between history and the moral choices they confront in their own lives.

  • Topics explored include: democracy and civic engagement, race and US history, justice and human rights, antisemitism and religious intolerance, bullying and ostracism, global immigration, genocide and mass violence, and holocaust.

• Hire Immigrants

  • Supporting investment in immigrant talent and business worldwide

  • NOTE: Separate workshops and webinars not listed above. Please check their website for more information. Search “webinar” on their site to get access to Employer Webinar materials and recordings.

• My Undocumented Life: Up to date information and resources for undocumented immigrants

  • Our mission at My Undocumented Life blog is to provide up-to-date information and resources to undocumented immigrants. We post scholarship opportunities that are open to undocumented students, strategies for navigating the educational system, information on how to apply for DACA/Advanced Parole, news on DAPA, and much more. Most importantly, we want to provide a sense of community to our diverse group of readers.

  • Includes an informational tab for Educators/Counselors

• NAIS Legal Advisory Memo: Changes in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA)

• The Many Faces of Global Migration

• The Refugee Crisis and Human Responsibility

• UndocuBlack Network (UBN)

  • A national network of Black undocumented immigrants working to uplift undocuBlack stories and facilitate access to resources for the community. The UndocuBlack Network’s mission is twofold: 1) to “Blackify” this country’s understanding of the undocumented population and 2) to facilitate access to resources for the Black undocumented community. Ultimately, our vision is to have truly inclusive immigrant rights and racial justice movements that advocate for the rights of Black undocumented individuals, provide healing spaces, and kinship to those with intersecting identities.

  • NOTE: Separate workshops and webinars not listed above. Please check their website for more information.

• United We Dream

  • United We Dream is the largest immigrant youth-led organization in the nation. We seek to address the inequities and obstacles faced by immigrant youth and believe that by empowering immigrant youth, we can advance the cause of the entire community—justice for all immigrants.

  • We’re driven by and accountable to our thousands of members across the country who make up our sustainable and robust grassroots network. We believe we can build power by organizing at the local, regional, and national levels and aim to provide tools and resources to support our leaders and member organizations, as well as create meaningful alliances with other advocacy organizations.

• US Department of Education’s Resource Guide: Supporting Undocumented Youth

  • A guide for success in secondary and postsecondary settings

  • Created in October 2015

• What Is Our Obligation To Asylum Seekers?

• Zinn Education Project: Teaching People’s History

• Workshop topics include: Civil Rights Movement, Environmental/Climate Change, Ethnic Studies, Immigration, Islamophobia, Labor Movement, New Deal/Great Depression, Reconstruction, Slavery/Civil War, Women’s History, War/Antiwar Movements, Writing Curriculum and Articles for Publication