Undocumented and in College: Students and Institutions in a Climate of National Hostility | by Terry-Ann Jones | Laura Nichols | ‎ Fordham University Press | ‎ English | ‎ 1st Edition

Product description Review "Based on careful and critical research, Undocumented and in College sheds light on the undocumented college students; a much needed resource that makes significant contributions to literature on education, immigration, and inequality."-- "Ujju Aggarwal, The Graduate Center, CUNY" About the Author Terry-Ann Jones is Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology and Director of the International Studies Program at Fairfield University. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Undocumented and in CollegeStudents and Institutions in a Climate of National HostilityBy Terry-Ann Jones, Laura NicholsFordham University PressCopyright © 2017 Fordham University PressAll rights reserved.ISBN: 978-0-8232-7617-2ContentsPreface, vii, Introduction Melissa Quan, 1, Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations for the Study of Undocumented College Students Terry-Ann Jones, 13, Immigration, Jesuit Higher Education, and the Undocumented Kurt Schlichting, 30, Becoming Allies in Eradicating Long-Standing Legal Barriers Ana Nobleza Siscar and Sahng-Ah Yoo, 56, Alma Mater, Mater Exulum. Jesuit Education and Immigration in America: A Moral Framework Rooted in History and Mission Michael M. Canaris, 84, Getting, Staying, and Being in College: The Experiences of Students Laura Nichols and Maria Guzman, 104, From Research to Action: Jesuit Institutional Practices in Response to Undocumented Students Suzanna Klaf and Katherine Kaufka Walts, 134, Conclusion Laura Nichols and Terry-Ann Jones, 179, List of Contributors, 189, Index, CHAPTER 1Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations for the Study of Undocumented College StudentsTERRY-ANN JONESIntroductionDeveloping a model through which to understand the reasons for migration has long been central to the field of migration studies, and the scholarship that has emerged to better understand this common human activity has contributed to this effort. The movement of human beings across regions predates the establishment of political borders, yet scholars still struggle to understand the process through a comprehensive theoretical approach. Scholars of migration theory often lament that there is no single, comprehensive theory of international migration that reflects the myriad contemporary processes of migration. I would argue that there should not be a single, comprehensive theoretical approach to such diverse, dynamic processes in which both the players and their realities are so widely divergent, even if they hail from similar countries or regions. Instead, scholars have developed several varying and often complementary approaches that define, explain, and predict processes of international migration. This chapter reviews the major theoretical approaches to international migration and considers their use as a tool to explain the dynamics surrounding the migration processes, meanings of citizenship, race/ethnicity, racism, stigmatization, and other challenges that undocumented youth encounter in interacting with institutions, particularly in their pursuit of a tertiary-level education.Classical Theories of International MigrationAlthough theories of international migration have evolved as scholars have debated the priorities and considerations that drive the migration process, Ravenstein's "laws of migration" is commonly cited as the starting point for the development of migration theory. Ravenstein developed a set of governing principles related to migration, among which he theorized that migration is primarily caused by economic factors.Lee's concept of the push-pull theory of migration is similarly fundamental to the development of contemporary theories of migration that explain the decision-making process, as the decision to migrate involves consideration of the characteristics of the home country that individuals and families try to escape (push factors) and factors that are attractive in the receiving country (pull factors). About three-quarters of the undocumented population of the United States are Latinos, and the majority of undocumented students were born in Latin America, particularly Central America. Accordingly, the push factors that propel their families to the United States are likely to include poverty, political instability, and increasingly prevalent gang-motivated crime and violence, all of which are pervasive in the parts of Latin America that are the major sending countries of undocumented immigrants in the United States. That the five countries with the highest murder rates in the world are all in Latin America (Honduras, Venezuela, Belize, El Salvador, and Guatemala) is undoubtedly related to the urgency with which people emigrate from these countries, even without the documentation that they require for legal status. From the standpoint of the receiving country, the relative political and economic stability and the prospects for upward socioeconomic mobility serve as attractive pull factors, even when discerning migrants c