Undocumented Students Toolkit

For many, there are several difficulties when it comes to accessing higher education. From choosing your classes to financial aid, these barriers can limit or stop some students from pursuing their higher education goals. These stressors can be heightened for undocumented students who face several difficulties addressing their basic needs and educational access, therefore the SSCCC has developed this living toolkit targeting these issues.

The following steps will help you engage with this toolkit on your campus:

Familiarize Yourself with Toolkit Content
Review the letter and templates provided, engage with the theme surrounding institutional barriers undocumented students face in pursuit of their educational goals, and consider your current campus initiatives to help undocumented students.

Use the Advocacy Templates to Advance Resistance
Bring one or more of the included template letters to student government meetings, shared governance committees, or direct administrative discussions. These are ready-made tools to help you push for real structural change.

1. Associated Student Organizations: 
   For student campus-leaders, access the various templates and letters in order to advocate for and defend vulnerable students. By using your collective voice against injustice, you are unraveling mechanisms that are disruptive for undocumented students' access to education. These templates address various centers, likely already based in your campus, by urging them to consider developing resources that undocumented students may need. These issues being addressed by a collective is an important aspect of this advocacy issue in case impacted students prefer to keep anonymity.
2. Interested Students: 
   For students, these resources are designed to bridge the gaps in your access. Refer to the growing database of scholarships and opportunities open to undocumented students. As a key aspect of growing this allyship, consider visiting the Undocumented Students Caucus, a statewide collective of impacted students and allies who gather once a month and are dedicated to the legislative advancement of undocumented students' interests.