Education
All of the above factors could negatively affect children’s learning in school. In fact, such distress can hurt not only the educational but also the economic outcomes of undocumented students, as explained by the American Psychological Association (“Undocumented Americans” 2017). Beyond these experiences, however, children of undocumented parents are also “less likely to be enrolled in programs that could help to foster their early learning (e.g., preschool) (Yoshikawa, 2011)" (Suárez-Orozco et al. 2013, 34), which further increases the difficulty of doing well in school.
Participation in society
Unfortunately, for undocumented students who successfully graduate from high school, the face a void of opportunity; “there are no legal work options for them, nor can they drive, vote, or participate in the society in which they grew up (Abrego, 2006; R. G. Gonzáles, 2009; C. SuárezOrozco, Yoshikawa, et al., 2011; M. Suárez-Orozco, 2009; Yoshikawa, 2011)" (Suárez-Orozco et al. 2013, 34).
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First and foremost, lacking documentation to live in the United States prohibits people from accessing health insurance, at least partly because they are ineligible for Medicaid (Suárez-Orozco et al. 2013, 46). Even “citizen children [of undocumented parents] are less likely … to have access to health care (Yoshikawa, 2011)" (Suárez-Orozco et al. 2013, 34), perhaps because they are “often unaware of what services actually exist" and face other “significant challenges in getting access to vital services” (Burd-Sharps and Lewis 2014, 82). As with other areas of life, unauthorized immigrants may “not seek help… due to fears related to unauthorized status" (Suárez-Orozco et al. 2013, 66). Lack of access to health insurance due to undocumented status puts immigrants at a greater “risk of [disease,] disability[,] and death” (Garcini et al. 2016,
All of the above factors could negatively affect children’s learning in school. In fact, such distress can hurt not only the educational but also the economic outcomes of undocumented students, as explained by the American Psychological Association (“Undocumented Americans” 2017). Beyond these experiences, however, children of undocumented parents are also “less likely to be enrolled in programs that could help to foster their early learning (e.g., preschool) (Yoshikawa, 2011)" (Suárez-Orozco et al. 2013, 34), which further increases the difficulty of doing well in school.
Participation in society
Unfortunately, for undocumented students who successfully graduate from high school, the face a void of opportunity; “there are no legal work options for them, nor can they drive, vote, or participate in the society in which they grew up (Abrego, 2006; R. G. Gonzáles, 2009; C. SuárezOrozco, Yoshikawa, et al., 2011; M. Suárez-Orozco, 2009; Yoshikawa, 2011)" (Suárez-Orozco et al. 2013, 34).
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First and foremost, lacking documentation to live in the United States prohibits people from accessing health insurance, at least partly because they are ineligible for Medicaid (Suárez-Orozco et al. 2013, 46). Even “citizen children [of undocumented parents] are less likely … to have access to health care (Yoshikawa, 2011)" (Suárez-Orozco et al. 2013, 34), perhaps because they are “often unaware of what services actually exist" and face other “significant challenges in getting access to vital services” (Burd-Sharps and Lewis 2014, 82). As with other areas of life, unauthorized immigrants may “not seek help… due to fears related to unauthorized status" (Suárez-Orozco et al. 2013, 66). Lack of access to health insurance due to undocumented status puts immigrants at a greater “risk of [disease,] disability[,] and death” (Garcini et al. 2016,