Welcome to the Latino/a Knowledge Community Blog. Yes....BLOG. This should provide our KC with an additional venue for communication and the opportunity to create dialogue about anything student affairs related or issues critical to Latinos/as in higher education. YOU make the call.
We (Clarybel and Jason) invite you ALL to participate in this discussion. Be honest, be open, be willing to listen, and most importantly respect as well as value the opinions of all who choose to participate.
Think about anything you deem as important.
For starters...lets talk about immigration and how it has impacted Latinos/as in higher education (both 4 year institutions and community colleges). ANY THOUGHTS? Does that topic fire you up? Do you care? Best practices or policies?
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Living in Oregon has made me think about the issue more because of the large number of immigrants living in our community and the daily fear that they live in. This was not as real to me when we lived in southern California, mainly because people in southern California take the presence of undocumented immigrants as a way of life and a means to help them purchase items at a reduced price because of the cheap labor.
Working at an institution of higher learning has caused me to think about the opportunities for students that are educated in our K – 12 system who desire to attend higher education. Many of them came to this country because their parents wanted to make a better life for themselves. In essence they had no choice in the matter. I believe that these students should have the same opportunities to attend higher education as their dominant culture counterparts. I do believe that we should develop a system for their parents who have contributed to our economy and who value the opportunities that this country provides them. What would this system look like? I am not sure, but as it currently stands something needs to be done. I believe that the current policy has been inadequate in dealing with a growing issue and a new policy needs to be developed to stop illegal immigration from continuing. I am not for opening our borders completely, although I do believe it is unrealistic to think that just denying services to undocumented immigrants and building a large wall will solve the issue. I was a supporter of the recent DREAM Act (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DREAM_Act) that was defeated in Congress. I know that this issue will be a major issue in upcoming presidential election. If you would like more information on the DREAM Act you can visit the following website http://www.nilc.org/immlawpolicy/DREAM/index.htm.
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