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Lives in Limbo by Roberto G. Gonzales; Jose Antonio Vargas (Foreword by)
Call Number: JV6600 .G66 2016
ISBN: 9780520287266
Publication Date: 2015-12-08
"My world seems upside down. I have grown up but I feel like I'm moving backward. And I can't do anything about it." -Esperanza Over two million of the nation's eleven million undocumented immigrants have lived in the United States since childhood. Due to a broken immigration system, they grow up to uncertain futures.
They Should Stay There by Fernando Saúl Alanís Enciso; Russ Davidson (Translator); Mark Overmyer-Velazquez (Foreword by)
Call Number: E184.M5 A65313 2017
ISBN: 9781469634258
Publication Date: 2017-09-11
Here, for the first time in English--and from the Mexican perspective--is the story of Mexican migration to the United States and the astonishing forced repatriation of hundreds of thousands of people to Mexico during the worldwide economic crisis of the Great Depression. While Mexicans were hopeful for economic reform following the Mexican revolution, by the 1930s, large numbers of Mexican nationals had already moved north and were living in the United States in one of the twentieth century's most massive movements of migratory workers.
The DREAMers by Walter J. Nicholls
Call Number: JV6477 .N53 2013
ISBN: 9780804788694
Publication Date: 2013-09-01
On May 17, 2010, four undocumented students occupied the Arizona office of Senator John McCain. Across the country a flurry of occupations, hunger strikes, demonstrations, and marches followed, calling for support of the DREAM Act that would allow these young people the legal right to stay in the United States. The highly public, confrontational nature of these actions marked a sharp departure from more subdued, anonymous forms of activism of years past. The DREAMers provides the first investigation of the youth movement that has transformed the national immigration debate, from its start in the early 2000s through the present day.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

What is DACA?

"On June 15, 2012, the Secretary of Homeland Security announced that certain people who came to the United States as children and meet several guidelines may request consideration of deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal. They are also eligible for work authorization. Deferred action is a use of prosecutorial discretion to defer removal action against an individual for a certain period of time. Deferred action does not provide lawful status." - Department of Homeland Security

EPCC Statement on DACA From President William Serrata

I stand with educational leaders across the country – and Congressional, state, business, and community leaders from both parties – who believe that the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is in the best interest of students so that they can continue their education and contribute to our community and our nation.

Last month, the American Council on Education sent a letter to President Trump asking him to continue his promise to allow “productive and high achieving individuals continue to work, study and contribute to our great country.” This letter was signed by the American Association of Community Colleges, the Association of Community College Trustees, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities and many others. The consensus of many in the higher education community is that since the DACA program was enacted in 2012 there have been positive impacts as these students actively contribute to our nation.

At EPCC, we will continue to assess the results of these changes and keep our community informed. Our students should know that they are welcome here. All students, including those here as part of the DACA program, contribute to a rich and diverse campus and have the potential to contribute to our region and nation. EPCC will continue to provide affordable, high quality education to students from our community and region. We value the experiences and multiple perspectives that diverse students bring to our campuses. EPCC is committed to doing everything we can, within the law, to help young people move their lives forward.

DACA Statement

Achieving the Dream

American Library Association

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
DACA Information in English
El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos
Informacion de DACA en Espanol