Spring 2024
WHEREAS, California community colleges serves various student populations, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Undocumented Recipients [1], who encounter multiple barriers such as financial difficulties, limited access to legal resources, and lack of awareness regarding available support services [2],[3];
WHEREAS, Carrying out and executing a Dream Center aligns with values such as diversity, and inclusion, promoting equal access to education for all students regardless of their immigration status, as they would provide service to support undocumented students, as well as foster an environment full of inclusivity, while addressing needs and concerns of students who are DACA or Undocumented affiliated [4];
WHEREAS, Dream Centers would serve as a designated safe haven for undocumented and DACA students to collaborate and attend professional, academic, and career-oriented workshops, that support the understanding of scholarships, grants, and other opportunities they can apply to [5]; and
WHEREAS, Creating a Dream Center through-out California Community College’s would benefit the system by receiving a mass amount of enrollment, as DACA and undocumented students would feel they have the resources to help them succeed in their academic endeavors, with the goal of promoting educational success, retention, and persistence for students to continue their academic journey post-community college (4 years, certificate, etc.) [6]; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges work with the Chancellor’s Office to establish and implement Dream Centers throughout the California Community College system to enhance the support services available to undocumented students.
WHEREAS, Carrying out and executing a Dream Center aligns with values such as diversity, and inclusion, promoting equal access to education for all students regardless of their immigration status, as they would provide service to support undocumented students, as well as foster an environment full of inclusivity, while addressing needs and concerns of students who are DACA or Undocumented affiliated [4];
WHEREAS, Dream Centers would serve as a designated safe haven for undocumented and DACA students to collaborate and attend professional, academic, and career-oriented workshops, that support the understanding of scholarships, grants, and other opportunities they can apply to [5]; and
WHEREAS, Creating a Dream Center through-out California Community College’s would benefit the system by receiving a mass amount of enrollment, as DACA and undocumented students would feel they have the resources to help them succeed in their academic endeavors, with the goal of promoting educational success, retention, and persistence for students to continue their academic journey post-community college (4 years, certificate, etc.) [6]; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges work with the Chancellor’s Office to establish and implement Dream Centers throughout the California Community College system to enhance the support services available to undocumented students.