June 2018 Newsletter

By My Undocumented Life on July 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

Don’t miss out- Here are the resources, scholarships, and immigration-related news featured this month at My Undocumented Life blog!

Resources

– In partnership with UndocuScholars, we launched the Navigating Higher Education Opportunities Series, which features the experiences and advice of undocumented students navigating college.

Check out Jacqueline’s post on navigating the college app process as an undocumented student in Georgia.
Salvador discusses what it’s like to navigate three different institutions of higher ed as an undocumented student and advice for students transferring from community college to a 4-year university.
Rosalie’s post on her experience as an undocumented, homeless, and first generation student, as well as her advice on what schools can do to better support students.
Viviana shares the barriers she encountered navigating the college application process without a legal immigration status.
And Maria wraps up the series by sharing her journey transferring from community college to a 4-year university while navigating Georgia’s exclusionary policies.

Scholarships

– The Platt Family Scholarship is open to undocumented students attending a college or university in the U.S. The deadline is July 31, 2018.

News

– This month’s featured immigration news headlines include: “Federal judge order reunification of parents and children, end to most family separations at border”; “The Billion-Dollar Business of Operating Shelters for Migrant Children”; “Former US immigration chief warns that hundreds of separated children will probably never be reunited with their parents”.

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