Institutions of public higher education must meet the challenges presented by providing education services to the significantly increasing number of undocumented students. However, public policy has not clearly addressed undocumented immigrants' residency status in regard to college and university admissions standards. This issue will affect education leaders in public institutions of higher education who have the authority to define admissions criteria and influence state legislation. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of higher education leaders' attitudes toward the appropriateness of providing education benefits for undocumented immigrants. Data collected from 384 returned surveys representing 18 states were analyzed to examine leaders' attitudes in relation to demographic characteristics. The statistical analyses revealed no significant differences in attitudinal means based on gender, professional level position, age group, years of professional experience, and states that do and do not charge in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants. However, there were significant differences in attitudinal means based on ethnicity, political affiliation, institution type, and between states that grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants.

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A drastic shift in the socio-political climate revolving around immigration-related issues had garnered a new set of implications, one of them being mental healthcareaccessibility. When evaluating various aspects of the mental healthcare sector in the United States, it is crucial to examine minority populations, specifically undocumented Latino immigrants who are often overlooked in these matters and receive reduced access to mental healthcare services. Due to their unsteady undocumented status, many unintentional stressors arise from their legal status in the U.S. and thus can make this group more prone to developing mental health problems. A combination of structural determinants entailing social, economic, and political factors undoubtedly have immense impacts on these populations, preventing them from receiving adequate treatment. This thesis aims to examine the existing and distinctive social barriers that impede undocumented Latino immigrants from accessing orutilizing mental healthcare services in the United States. In this particular systematic review, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines (PRISMA) were used to conduct an extensive analysis of previous studies regarding undocumented Latino immigrant adult's underutilization of mental healthcare services. An evaluation of peer-reviewed articles was performed by inputting keywords relevant to the topic into an array of databases, such as ProQuest (Sociology), PubMed, APA PsychInfo, and EBSCOhost. A filter for articles ranging from 2013 to 2023 was enforced to capture the most recent literature available. Overall, the results indicate that the barriers that impede on undocumented Latino immigrants' utilization entail distinctive social determinants includinglegal status, lack of insurance coverage, language proficiency, cultural beliefs, and stigma as the primary reoccurring themes.

. Latin@ immigrants face many obstacles to affordable healthcare that push them to disproportionately rely on the primary safety-net for their healthcare needs. This system is mostly funded with public monies that will be significantly reduced when Affordable Care Act is fully implemented. Since undocumented Latin@ immigrants are prohibited from accessing federally funded healthcare, they will be left out of the health care reform. This thesis examines two community-based clinics in the Greater New Orleans area that serve this population, and have developed linguistically and culturally appropriate programs that address its needs. The New Orleans Faith Health Alliance and Common-Ground Health Clinic are cases used to explore the impact that the Affordable Care Act will have in the already unstable safety-net in New Orleans. Through the analysis of other models around the nation, this thesis presents viable recommendations to both clinics and the City of New Orleans Health Department.

Abstract Immigration courts in the United Sates are struggling to resolve 610,524 removal proceedings cases with approximately 330 judges located in 58 immigration courts nationwide. Due to the limited number of judges, case backlogs have increased steadily, with the wait time being 854 days in 2017 for the first hearing and much longer for case resolution. The purpose of this case study was to explore the perceptions and attitudes of immigration attorneys about delays in removal proceeding hearings in an immigration court in the southwest. Kettl's transformation of governance theory served as the theoretical foundation for this study, which explored immigration attorneys' perceptions about the effects of delays on the welfare of immigrant clients, the effects of delays on client-attorney relationships, and potential solutions to the delay crisis. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with a snowball sample of 10 participants as well as deportation hearing observations and court document reviews. Data were analyzed using the open coding technique. Findings indicated that legal representation was challenging for undocumented immigrants as the lack of proper documents often dissuaded immigrants from seeking legal guidance and they experienced challenges in navigating workplaces, schools, and society. Findings also indicated inadequacies in immigration courts and the need for more funding and resources such as judges, staff training, online application submission system, and judicial system restructuring. The implications for positive social change are directed at immigration policymakers and decision makers as a better understanding of the delay crisis may help them to focus attention and resources in helping to reduce the backlog and improve the judicial process.

Background: The provision of healthcare for immigrants is a global issue. Understanding the complexities of migrant’s experiences seeking healthcare is essential to improving their ability to access healthcare. This qualitative study reports on the experiences seeking healthcare for three groups of migrants. Methods: Seventeen one-on-one interviews were conducted with Spanish-speaking women through an interpreter. Community-based participatory action research was the framework utilized for this study. Results: An individual’s immigration status emerged as the single most important factor affecting both an individual’s ability to seek out healthcare and what their experiences are when trying to access healthcare. Conclusion: This study brings to light two issues that are not discussed in great depth in the migrant health service literature. The immigration status of migrants is the largest factor affecting their ability to seek healthcare. Food security is a very stressful issue for many refugees and undocumented immigrants.

Background: The provision of healthcare for immigrants is a global issue. Understanding the complexities of migrant’s experiences seeking healthcare is essential to improving their ability to access healthcare. This qualitative study reports on the experiences seeking healthcare for three groups of migrants. Methods: Seventeen one-on-one interviews were conducted with Spanish-speaking women through an interpreter. Community-based participatory action research was the framework utilized for this study. Results: An individual’s immigration status emerged as the single most important factor affecting both an individual’s ability to seek out healthcare and what their experiences are when trying to access healthcare. Conclusion: This study brings to light two issues that are not discussed in great depth in the migrant health service literature. The immigration status of migrants is the largest factor affecting their ability to seek healthcare. Food security is a very stressful issue for many refugees and undocumented immigrants.

This study explores undocumented migrant’s access to social welfare and income support distributed by the non-profit and public sector in Stockholm. The study is conducted through interviews with representatives from the non-profit sector whose organisations and networks come in contact with undocumented migrants. According to Swedish law the social services have a responsibility to assist everyone who temporarily resides within the county. Consequently undocumented migrants have the right to assistance in acute situations. According to the testimonies given from the non-profit sector undocumented migrants have much difficulties acquiring all forms of aid from the social services. The respondents experiences show a multi-layered complex of problems giving reason for bureaucrats representing the public authority narrowing their services to undocumented migrants. The main focal points presented in this study are bureaucrats confusion regarding their own mission in relation to the migration board as well as the services restricted resources. Since undocumented migrants have difficulties claiming their rights in regard to the public sector, many turn to the non-profit sector for support. The result in the study shows that the non- profit sector functions as an informal social service bureau without the economical or legal framework to support it.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-12T20:34:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 natalia.pdf: 1214936 bytes, checksum: 527a9dc9e9cb4293bc4bcae1930b9c4e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-12-01 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This paperwork concerns a masters research, which analyzes international immigration in Santa Catarina in the 21st century. More precisely the presence of Latin-American immigrants in the capital of the State of Santa Catarina. The main objective of this study is to understand who are these immigrants and how their integration happends in the society. The fieldwork was performed from contacts with Pastoral Service of the Migrant (SPM) and included, particularly, undocumented immigrants that seeks Pastoral for aid of the institution in its effective regularization or simply for greater integration with the society. For understand, singularly, this new migratory flow, the phenomenon was contemplated in agreement with their characteristics acordingly contemporary international immigrants. This study it pointed in direction to the regional immigration consolidated by the MERCOSUL and differentiated by happening in a main tourist city, characterized for its great mobility human / O presente trabalho faz parte de uma pesquisa de mestrado que analisa a imigração internacional na capital de Santa Catarina no séc. XXI, mais precisamente a presença de imigrantes latino-americanos contemporâneos na capital catarinense. O objetivo deste estudo é compreender quem são esses imigrantes e como acontece a sua inserção na sociedade florianopolitana. O trabalho de campo foi realizado a partir dos contatos com o Serviço Pastoral do Migrante - SPM e contemplou, sobretudo, imigrantes indocumentados que buscaram a PASTORAL, seja para auxílio da Instituição na sua efetiva regularização migratória ou simplesmente com o propósito de maior integração com a sociedade nativa. Para que esse novo fluxo migratório pudesse ser vislumbrado, senão em sua totalidade, mas em suas singularidades, tal fenômeno foi contemplado segundo suas características, coetâneas aos imigrantes internacionais contemporâneos. Este estudo apontou para uma imigração regional consolidada pelo MERCOSUL e diferenciada por acontecer numa capital turística, caracterizada por sua grande mobilidade humana

Human migration in the world is an old and on-going phenomenon. Humans move from place to place across local and international boundaries for various reasons. International migration requires documentation such as visas, passports, resident and work permits that are required for one to legally migrate to, and settle in an area. However, there are people who enter countries without documentation, and such people are referred to as undocumented migrants. This research investigates undocumented immigration in Zambia, with reference to Lusaka City. The theoretical framework that underpinned the research comprised four theories of international migration. These were the neoclassical economics theory of migration, new economics of labour migration theory, dual labour market theory of migration, and Kunz’s refugee migration theory. This researcher adopted the intensive research design and used the case study method, where Lusaka City (Zambia) constituted the case study area. The researcher gathered primary data from the Lusaka City Council, the Zambian immigration department headquarters, and from the informal settlements of Chibolya, Mandevu and Matero. Questionnaires were administered to the sampled immigration officers and Lusaka City Council officers, and interviews were conducted with Zambians and undocumented immigrants in the informal settlements. The research findings showed that undocumented immigrant interviewees came from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) region. The undocumented immigrant interviewees entered Zambia due to the peace and economic opportunities found in the country, as well as joining their relatives, spouses and friends who were already in Zambia. Once in Zambia, the undocumented immigrant interviewees migrated to Lusaka City mainly for economic reasons. The major economic activity that undocumented immigrant interviewees were engaged in, was trade. Others were employed in the informal sector. Cooperation and complaints (challenges) characterised the co-existence between the interviewed Zambians and undocumented immigrants. Furthermore, undocumented immigrants in the case study areas brought about socio-economic and cultural benefits to the Zambians. Undocumented immigrants also contributed to socio-economic and environmental challenges in the case study areas. The Zambian government worked towards addressing the challenges of undocumented immigration in Lusaka City and above all, reducing the phenomenon. Much literature and research on undocumented immigration focussed on the phenomenon at the national level, and not the local urban spatial scales. The research therefore aimed at investigating undocumented immigration in Zambia with specific reference to the urban locality of Lusaka City / Geography / M. Sc. (Geography)