Papers: The Movie

Papers" is the story of undocumented youth and the challenges they face as they turn 18 without legal status. These are young people who were educated in American schools, hold American values, know only the U.S. as home and who, upon high school graduation, find the door to their future slammed shut. 65,000 undocumented students graduate every year from high school without “papers.” It is against the law to work or drive. It is difficult, if not impossible in some states, to attend college. Currently, there is no path to citizenship for these young people.

Graham Street Productions produced this film in association with El Grupo Juvenil (the "Papers" Youth Crew). These youth producers were actively involved in all aspects of the production. They are working in collaboration with the youth who want to tell their stories as well as community organizations around the country who are working to change immigration policy on behalf of these young people.

 RESEARCH ARTICLES

This section includes a list of research articles about undocumented students and the undocumented population organized by year of publication starting with the most recent. All articles are in pdf format:

 2010

Gin, K. (2010). Talking to undocumented students about sensitive subjects, Top 10 ways college counselors can help undocumented students, Five secrets to success for undocumented students, Telltale signs: Tips for identifying undocumented students, Why these students, Journal of College Admission, 206. 

Gildersleeve, R. E. (2010). Access Between and Beyond Borders, Journal of College Admission, 206, 3-10.

Gomez, C. (2010). Opportunity of a Lifetime: A Student's Perspective. Journal of College Admission, 206, 11-12.

Rincon, A. (2010). Si Se Puede! Undocumented Immigrant's Struggle for Education and Their Right to Stay, Journal of College Admission, 206, 13-18.

Rodriguez, A. (2010). The Right Thing To Do, Journal of College Admission, 206, 19.

Perez, P. (2010). College Choice Process of Latino Undocumented Students: Implications for Recruitment and Retention, Journal of College Admission, 206, 21-25.

Arriola, S., Murphy, K. (2010). Defined by Limitations,Journal of College Admission, 206, 27-28.

Chan, B. (2010). Not Just a Latino Issue, Journal of College Admission, 206, 29-31.

Perez, W. (2010). Higher Education Access for Undocumented Students: Recommendations for Counseling Professionals, Journal of College Admission, 206, 32-35.

Oseguera, L., Flores, S. M., Burciaga, E. (2010). Documenting Implementation Realities: Undocumented Immigrant Students in California and North Carolina, Journal of College Admission, 206, 37-43.

Herrington, K. (2010). American's Children, Journal of College Admission, 206, 47.

Gonzales, R. G. (2010). More Than Just Access: Undocumented Students Navigating the Postsecondary Terrain, Journal of College Admission, 206, 48-52.

Anderson, D., Blum, M. (2010). Is Higher Education Out of Reach for Qualified Undocumented Students? Journal of College Admission, 206, 53.

Godinez, J. M., Espejel, A. (2010). The Minnesota Immigrant College Access Movement: History, Policy and Recommendations to Admission Counselors, Journal of College Admission, 206, 54-57.

Gilbert, A. (2010). Quest for Education, Journal of College Admission, 206, 58-59.

Perez, W. (2010). Extending our Investments: Higher Education Access for Undocumented Students. Diversity & Democracy, 13(1), 7-9.

2009

• Perez, W. (2009). Can Undocumented Students Earn the Right to be Recognized as Americans? The Flame: The Magazine of Claremont Graduate University, 10(2), 24-27.

• Perez, W., Espinoza, R., Ramos, K., Coronado, H, Cortes, R. (2009). Academic Resilience Among Undocumented Latino Students. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 31(2), 149-181. 

• Morales, A., Herrera, S., Murry, K. (2009). Navigating the waves of social and political capriciousness: Inspiring perspectives from DREAM-Eligible immigrant students, Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 8, 1-18.

• Gonzales, R. G. (2009). Young Lives on Hold: The College Dreams of Undocumented Students. The College Board: Princeton, NJ.

• Guarneros, N., Bendezu, C., Perez Huber, L., Velez, V. N., Solorzano, D.G. (2009). Still Dreaming: Legislation and Legal Decisions Affecting Undocumented AB 540 Students. UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center: Los Angeles, CA.

• Passel, J. S., Cohn, D. (2009). A portrait of unauthorized immigrants in the United States. Pew Hispanic Center: Washington, DC.

2008

• Abrego, L. (2008). Legitimacy, Social Identity, and the Mobilization of Law: The Effects of Assembly Bill 540 on Undocumented Students in California, Law & Social Inquiry, 33(3), 709-734.

• Jauregui, J. A., Slate, J. R., Brown, M. S. (2008). Texas Community Colleges and Characteristics of a Growing Undocumented Student Population, Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 7(4), 346-355.

• Kaushal, N. (2008). In-State Tuition for the undocumented: Education Effects on Mexican Young Adults, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 27(4), 771-792.

• Butcher, K. F., Piehl, A. M. (2008). Crime, Corrections, and California: What Does Immigration Have to do with it? Public Policy Institute of California: San Francisco, CA.

• Passel, J. S., Cohn, D. (2008). Trends in Unauthorized Immigration: Undocumented Inflow Now Trails Legal Inflow. Pew Hispanic Center: Washington, DC.

• Yoshikawa, H., Godfrey, E. B., Rivera, A. C. (2008). Access to institutional resources as a measure of social exclusion: relations with family process and cognitive development in the context of immigration, New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 121, 63-86.

2007

• Sladkova, J. (2007). Expectations and Motivations of Hondurans Migrating to the United States, Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 17, 187-202.

• Bacallao, M. L., Smokowski, P. R. (2007). The costs of getting ahead: Mexican family system changes after immigration, Family Relations, 56, 52-66.

• Rassmussen, A., Rosenfeld, B., Reeves, K., Keller, A. S. (2007). The subjective experience of trauma and subsequent PTSD in a sample of undocumented immigrants, The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders, 195(2), 137-143.

• California Health Care Foundation (2007). Are Undocumented Residents a Major Drain on Public and Private Health Care Resources? California Health Care Foundation: Oakland, CA.

• Gonzales, R. G. (2007). Wasted Talent and Broken Dreams: The lost potential of undocumented students. Immigration Policy Center: Washington, DC.

• Frum, J. L. (2007). Postsecondary Educational Access for Undocumented Students: Opportunities and Constraints, American Academic, 3, 81-107

• Fortuny, K., Capps, R., Passel, J. S. (2007). The characteristics of unauthorized immigrants in California, Los Angeles County, and the United States. The Urban Institute: Washington, DC.

2006

• Abrego, L. (2006). “I can’t go to college because I don’t have papers”: Incorporation Patterns of Latino Undocumented Youth, Latino Studies, 4(3): 212-231.

• Drachman, E. (2006). Access to Higher Education for Undocumented Students, Peace Review: A journal of Social Justice, 18, 91-100.

• Lopez, J. (2006). We asked for workers and they sent us people: College-ready undocumented students and their teacher allies in North Carolina. Paper presented at the Annual Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference, Anaheim, CA.

• Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation (2006). Massachusetts Public Colleges Would Gain Millions of Dollars from Undocumented Immigrants. Boston, MA.

• Passel, J. S. (2006). The size and characteristics of the unauthorized migration population in the U.S.: Estimates based on the March 2005 Current Population Survey. Washington, DC: Pew Hispanic Center.

• Perry, A. M. (2006). Sustantive members should receive financial aid. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 5(4), 1-25.

• Perry, A. M. (2006). Toward a Theoretical Framework for Membership: The Case of Undocumented Immigrants and Financial Aid for Postsecondary Education, The Review of Higher Education, 30(1), 21-40.

• Ragan, L. J. C. (2006). Educating the undocumented: providing legal status for undocumented students, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 34(2), 485-517.

• Strayhorn, C. K. (2006). Undocumented Immigrants in Texas: A Financial Analysis of the impact to the state budget and economy. Office of the Texas Comptroller: Austin, TX.

2005

• Olivas, M. A. (2005). Plyer v. Doe, the Education of Undocumented Children, and the Polity. In D. Martin, P. Schunk (Eds.), Immigration Stories, 197-220. Foundation Press.

• Sullivan, M. M., Rehm, R. (2005). Mental Health of Undocumented Mexican Immigrants: A Review of the Literature, Advances in Nursing Science, 28(3), 240-251.

• Protopsaltis, S. (2005). Undocumented Immigrant Students and Access to Higher Education: An Overview of Federal and State Policy. The Bell Policy Center: Denver, CO.

• Arango, J., Jachimowicz, M. (2005). Regularizing Immigrants in Spain: A New Approach. Migration Policy Institute: Washington, DC.

• Biswas, R. R. (2005). Access to Community College for Undocumented Immigrants: A Guide for State Policymakers. Jobs for the Future: Boston, MA.

• Bugarin, DeBry, Jones (2005). Undocumented immigrants: An annotated bibliography. California Research Bureau: Sacramento, CA.

• Capps, R., Fix, M., Murray, J., Ost, J., Passel, J. S., Herwantoro, S. (2005). The new demography of America’s schools: Immigration and the No Child Left Behind Act. The Urban Institute: Washington, DC.

• Gandara, P. (2005). Fragile Futures: Risk and Vulnerability Among Latino High Achievers. Educational Testing Service: Princeton, NJ.

2004

• Stevenson, A. (2004). Dreaming of an equal future for immigrant children: federal and state initiatives to improve undocumented students’ access to postsecondary education, Arizona Law Review, 46, 551-580.

• Olivas, M. A. (2004). IIRIRA, The DREAM Act, and Undocumented College Student Residency, Journal of College and University Law, 30(2), 435-464.

• Salsbury, J. (2004). Evading “Residence”: Undocumented students, higher education, and the states, American University Law Review, 53, 459-490.

• Yates, L. S. (2004). Plyer v. Doe and the rights of undocumented immigrants to higher education: Should undocumented students be eligible for in-state college tuition rates? Washington University Law Quarterly, 82, 585-609.

2003

• Mehta, C., Ali, A. (2003). Education for all: Chicago’s Undocumented Immigrants and their access to higher education. Center for Urban Economic Development, University of Illinois: Chicago, IL.

• Fix, M., Passel, J. S. (2003). U.S. Immigration: Trends and Implications for Schools. The Urban Institute: Washington, DC.

• Gonzalez, M. S., Plata, O., Garcia, E., Torres, M., Urrieta, L. (2003). Testimonios de Inmigrantes: Students Educating Future Teachers, Journal of Latinos and Education, 2(4), 233-243.

• Solis, J. (2003). Re-Thinking Illegality as a violence against, not by Mexican immigrants, children, and youth, Journal of Social Issues, 59(1), 15-31.

2002

•  Chupina-Orantes, S. M. (2002). Family support among undocumented Central American immigrants: A grounded theory. Doctoral Dissertation: Iowa State University.

2001

• Dozier, S.B. (2001). Undocumented and Documented International Students: A comparative study of their academic performance, Community College Review, 29(2), 43-53.

1999

• Morse, S. C., Ludovina, F. S. (1999). Responding to undocumented children in the schools. ERIC Digest: Charleston, WV.

1995

• Dozier, S.B. (1995).  Undocumented Immigrant Students at an Urban Community College: A Demographic and Academic Profile, Migration World, 23(1/2), 20-22.

• Olivas, M. A. (1995). Storytelling out of school: Undocumented College Residency, race, and reaction, Hastings Constitutional Quarterly, 22, 1019-1086.

1988

• Olivas, M. A. (1988). Administering Intentions: Law, Theory, and Practice of Postsecondary Residency Requirements. Journal of Higher Education, 59(3), 263-290.