Spring 2020
Committee:
TBD
WHEREAS, California is a sanctuary state where up to 70,000 undocumented immigrants currently attend California Community Colleges and the California Community College Chancellor’s Office states that it is “committed to standing with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients and other undocumented immigrants and providing them with educational opportunities” [1][2];
WHEREAS, undocumented students that attend college face a special set of challenges in their academic journeys, including the inability to earn wages due to their status with the exception of a limited number of DACA recipients (approximately half of all undocumented students)[1];
WHEREAS, the current administration has taken steps to rescind DACA and without this program no undocumented students will have a legal avenue to work and may further discourage undocumented students from attending California Community Colleges, furthermore, making them more susceptible to dropping out of college due to financial challenges further decreasing the retention rates and the annual budgets of California Community Colleges; and
WHEREAS, campuses where students are attending are the best source for employment so students can stay connected with faculty/staff, use college transportation, and work within their class schedule; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges work in conjunction with the Chancellor’s Office to form a task force comprised of representatives of UndocuStudent and Dream Resource Centers and community college student body associations to create an action plan to identify legal compensation streams for undocumented students who are providing valuable skills and services on California Community College campuses.
Citation 1: https://www.cccco.edu/About-Us/News-and-Media/Press-Releases/2019-Amicus-Brief
Citation 2: https://www.cccco.edu/Students/Support-Services/Special-population/Undocumented-Students
WHEREAS, undocumented students that attend college face a special set of challenges in their academic journeys, including the inability to earn wages due to their status with the exception of a limited number of DACA recipients (approximately half of all undocumented students)[1];
WHEREAS, the current administration has taken steps to rescind DACA and without this program no undocumented students will have a legal avenue to work and may further discourage undocumented students from attending California Community Colleges, furthermore, making them more susceptible to dropping out of college due to financial challenges further decreasing the retention rates and the annual budgets of California Community Colleges; and
WHEREAS, campuses where students are attending are the best source for employment so students can stay connected with faculty/staff, use college transportation, and work within their class schedule; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges work in conjunction with the Chancellor’s Office to form a task force comprised of representatives of UndocuStudent and Dream Resource Centers and community college student body associations to create an action plan to identify legal compensation streams for undocumented students who are providing valuable skills and services on California Community College campuses.
Citation 1: https://www.cccco.edu/About-Us/News-and-Media/Press-Releases/2019-Amicus-Brief
Citation 2: https://www.cccco.edu/Students/Support-Services/Special-population/Undocumented-Students