The U.S. Supreme Court could issue a decision that would mean the end of deferred action for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants, leaving many college students scared.
For most of her life, Paz lived in a small town outside of Dallas with her parents and younger siblings. She worked hard to get good grades in school, eventually graduating from high school as one of the top 10 students in her class.
“It does scare me,” she said. “It’s scary that I won’t be able to use my degree for whatever I’m going to work for.”Dr. Octavio Martinez, director of Hogg Center for Mental Health at the University of Texas, has written about the need to support DACA students at universities in Texas. The disruptions from worrying about how they’ll be able to complete their studies if DACA is revoked can lead to severe distress, depression and anxiety.
At the time the Trump administration rescinded DACA, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the program was a unilateral executive action, taken by Obama only after Congress refused similar action multiple times. The program was “inconsistent with the Constitution’s separation of powers,” Sessions said.
Martinez argues that college campuses have a responsibility to provide DACA recipients, often called “Dreamers,” with emotional support.When she first arrived at Texas, Paz said she attended an orientation with other international students, many of whom were undocumented. Through this, she joined the University Leadership Initiative, a group of undocumented students and allies that works to educate students about their rights and provides free forums and clinics.
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