Guides: MC: Multicultural Center & Resources: DACA

Soft opening of the UNT Multicultural Center Eagle Dreamers Resource Center on November 4, 2021 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. The resource center will expand resources, programming, collaboration, safe spaces, and training for the UNT community who need help in all aspects of DACA and undocumented status.

UNT Resources for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students

UNT provides a wide range of support for DACA program students. Some research resources are listed on this page, but the best place to find information about support services, including legal help, emotional and physical health, financial aid, and government and community resources is the UNT DACA website:

The Division of Enrollment, the Division of Institutional Equity & Diversity, and the Multicultural Center sponsor the Eagle Dreamer Mentorship Program for faculty, staff, and students who wish to provide mentoring and support to undocumented students at UNT while educating the campus community. Visit the Eagle Dreamer Mentorship Program Application Page

This DACA library guide page is intended to pull together helpful UNT campus resources as well as UNT Libraries materials and links, as a subsection of the Multicultural Center & Resources host guide

Update: New Subject heading for DACA research in catalog

Undocumented immigrant children

You can also search related topics such as: Undocumented immigrant children > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States (Updated, custom subject heading courtesy of UNT Libraries Cataloging department).

Featured Publication edited by UNT Professsor Nuñez-Janes, Mariela:

Eclipse of dreams: the undocumented-led struggle for freedom (2020)
Call Number: E-Book Online (Login with EUID and Password)
ISBN: 9781849353823
Martinez, Pedro Santiago, Claudia Muñoz, Mariela Nuñez-Janes, Stephen Pavey, Fidel Castro-Rodriguez, and Marco Saavedra. 2020. Eclipse of dreams: the undocumented-led struggle for freedom.
Library catalog has details: https://discover.library.unt.edu/catalog/b6744959

Current Gov info on DACA

U.S. Government reports current: 2020-

Bruno, A., & Library of Congress. (2020). Unauthorized childhood arrivals, DACA, and related legislation. (CRS reports (Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service). Also listed in UNT Library Catalog.
Bruno, A., & Library of Congress. (2018). Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): frequently asked questions. (CRS reports (Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service).
Harrington, B., & Library of Congress. (2018). DACA rescission: Legal issues and litigation status. (CRS reports (Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service).
Smith, H. R., & Library of Congress. (2018). Are DACA recipients eligible for federal employment?. (CRS reports (Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service).) Resource listed in library catalog.

Subject headings related to DACA & Immigration

Browse the collection on topics related to DACA/Dreamers

The resources below represent relatively recent materials in the collections of the UNT Libraries. Some are e-books, accessible on campus or anywhere with your UNT EUID and password. Find more materials by searching the all the available library resources.

We Are Americans
Call Number: LC213.2 .P46 2009
ISBN: 9781579223755
Publication Date: 2009
Through the stories of 16 students—from high school seniors to graduate students--this book gives voice to undocumented students in the U.S. Despite financial hardship, the daily threat of deportation, restrictions, and discrimination from their teachers, many are achieving academically, and participating in service to their communities. The book discusses social and policy issues of immigration reform and dispels myths about immigrants' supposed drain on state and federal resources.
The Making of a Dream
Call Number: J920 W639ma
ISBN: 9780062560124
Publication Date: 2018
A journalist chronicles the story of a movement and a nation, witnessed through the experiences of five young undocumented activists who are transforming society's attitudes toward the contentious political matter of immigration. The immigrants' coming of age stories intersect with the watershed political and economic events of the last two decades: 9/11, the recession, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Obama presidency, and the rebirth of the anti-immigrant right.
Opinions Throughout History - Immigration
Call Number: JV6450 .I87 2018eb
ISBN: 9781682177228
Publication Date: 2018
This volume tracks changing U.S. views on immigration, following the path of public opinion and policy on immigration, with each chapter providing insightful commentary on a selected primary source. Drawing from the popular press, key court and legislative battles, speeches, social activism and opinion polls, this book offers readers mixed sources of information woven together to highlight the overall momentum of developing public opinion on this policy issue.
American Immigration and Citizenship
Call Number: KF4819 .V554 2016eb
ISBN: 9781442270190
Publication Date: 2016
In this book, the author provides context for contemporary debates on the topic of immigration and citizenship through key historical documents presented alongside essays that interpret their importance for the reader. The author concludes that a highly-interconnected world presents no easy answers and offers no single immigration policy that will work for all time.
Performing Citizenship
Call Number: JV6483 .M336 2016
ISBN: 9781134841912
Publication Date: 2016
Undocumented migrants in the United States raise compelling questions about political legitimacy, obligation, and citizenship. This book argues that we do indeed owe certain moral and political obligations to those individuals who have been living and contributing to their communities, regardless of whether they initially arrived without documents.
National Insecurities
Call Number: JV6483 .M645 2012eb
ISBN: 9780807882610
Publication Date: 2012
This analysis of policy from 1882 to present places current debates about immigration issues in historical context. Focusing on several ethnic groups, the author examines how gender and race led to differences in the implementation of U.S. immigration policy as well as how poverty, sexuality, health, and ideologies were regulated at the borders. The book traces the ways that these policy debates contributed to a modern understanding of citizenship and human rights.
Imaginary Lines
Call Number: JV6453 .E88 2009
ISBN: 9780292721180
Publication Date: 2009
Although popularly conceived as a relatively recent phenomenon, patterns of immigrant smuggling and undocumented entry across American land borders first emerged in the late 1800s. Ingenious smugglers and immigrants, long and remote boundary lines, and strong push-and-pull factors created porous borders then, much as they do now. This book offers a comprehensive historical study of evolving border enforcement efforts on American land borders at the turn of the twentieth century.

Sycamore Library, in Sycamore Hall, have the expertise to help you navigate government agency websites and policies. Special thanks to Sycamore Library Head, Robbie Sittel, for these links. Online services include govinfo@unt.edu

National Immigration Law Center (NILC): This site advises DACA recipients to submit renewal applications 120-150 days before their expiration date NILC DACA Issues. See also Immigrant Legal Resource Center ILRC Red cards

UNT Student Legal Resources

Student Legal Resources

Of the types of cases handled, immigration is included. See website for official student legal services website

Contact

Attorney Keisha Ware or Attorney Associate Iftin Mohamed
Physical Location: Union 411 Email: StudentLegal@unt.edu
Phone: (940) 565-2614
Forms to Start With:

Use the Application for Student Legal Services if you have a pending appointment. This will save you some time if you fill out our application before you arrive. Also please read over our Welcome to Our Office letter prior to completing the application.

UNT Eagle Dreamers Student Organization (on Org Sync)

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