They Tried to Bury Us
Scholar Advocacy in the Wake of the Daca Rescission
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6308396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Ishiwata (Colorado State University, corresponding author), M Munoz (0000-0003-1802-0416, Colorado State University), Susana M Muñoz (Colorado State University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 558-580 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-3148 • E-ISSN: 1469-9931 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07393148.2018.1489093 |
| OpenAlex | W2886916788 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
On September 5, 2017, the Trump Administration announced that it would rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Initiated in 2012 via an Executive Order, DACA sought to provide a provisional fix to the legal status of the nation’s growing number of “Dreamers” – the approximately 1.2 million young adults who have lived the majority of their lives in the United States, but were brought into the country without proper entry documentation. The termination of DACA has presented unique challenges for the 241,000 Dreamers currently enrolled in US colleges and universities. While several institutions proudly declared themselves to be “sanctuary campuses,” this paper focuses on a restrained if not conservative, land-grant university, detailing how two faculty members incorporated scholar-activist and community organizing strategies to support a Dreamer-driven institutional response
Administration (probate law · Citizenship · Deportation · Enforcement · Homeland security · Immigration · Political science · Politics · Rescission · State (computer science · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |