Just stay informed as much as possible
«Our stories are really complex and not as simple as sometimes the media portrays them,» says Carolina Vildivia, a current undocumented student who chose the Ph.D. Program at the Ed School so that she could work with Gonzales as she focuses her work on undocumented students. «Try getting to know us – our immigration status, the opportunities we do or don’t have, the way we feel about ourselves – and try to know immigration policy. «
Vildivia, who writes a blog called «My (Un)documented Life» and plans to become a scholar-activist, believes she is the only undocumented doctoral student at the Ed School but suspects there were at least four DREAMers in the master’s program last year. (más…)