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What resonated most with me is what Ms. Vancour said about how assumptions represent fixed views. I also liked what she said about how children approach life without bias. Parents often pass their views onto their children whether consciously or unconsciously. Overall I really enjoyed her ted talk.

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What resonated most with me was when she mentioned that speaking Spanish makes her feel her truest self. I agree with her, but I must say it did take me a while to tie my native language to my identity.

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What resonated with me the most from Ms. Vancour’s TedTalk was when she said that ”we will never know fear or loss as deeply as those who came before us” when she was talking about her mother crossing the US border. It makes me think about all the hardships the past generations went through, for us to be where were at. She also said that no one really knows your story unless they ask you. So instead of making assumptions just ask.

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There has always been a discrimination for people when they don’t speak English no matter the language. What shocked me but I wasn’t surprised was that 11 million children in America have undocumented parents. People are judge every day just off the language the speak someone will make an assumption about them. But the main take away was the end where she said that we should be comfortable with saying I don’t know and learn to educate yourself instead of being Ignorant to another language or culture.

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What resonated with me most from Ms. Vancour’s TedTalk was how she reminded us that even the smallest assumption we make about people, it can greatly impact a person. I think sometimes we unconsciously make assumptions about people because it makes us feel that we have all the answers which goes back to how she mentioned that we are afraid to be wrong.

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Vancour’s speech was wonderful. What impressed me was that her mother worked hard to learn English when she was pregnant. Finally became a citizen in 2000. And what Vancour said: ”that i feel like my truest self when i can speak Spanish". I think it’s great, she is brave to stand up and tell her story.

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A big challenge immigrant students is not having access to many  resources around. Many undocumented students can not apply for scholarships granted by the government because the are undocumented. Immigrant students also don’t usually have connections as students who have had family here all their lives.

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What surprised me most from Ms. Vancour’s TedTalk is discussing the idea of saying I don’t know. I feel like a lot of people are ignorant to the fact that they make a lot of stereotypical assumptions. They immediately jump to conclusions without stopping and wondering if they are in the wrong. Some people need to hear how Ms. Vancour states that a person needs to take a deep breath before assuming something.

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What’s surprised me was the host’s reaction when she realized she made an assumption about someone else after disliking when it was done to her. It made me realize that sometimes people are aware and regretful of their hypocrisy (whether unintentional or intentional) whereas others would let it just slip by. I wonder how many people notice when they’re doing things they don’t want done to others or if they make excuses for it due to their experience with it.

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After watching the video, it resonated the most is she talks about assumptions give limits on the view of how you think about someone you don't know. I feel like the stereotype happens on everyone. and we should give ourself 5 seconds to break that limit when we first meet people.

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After watching the video, it resonated the most is she talks about assumptions give limits on the view of how you think about someone you don't know. I feel like the stereotype happens on everyone. and we should give ourself 5 seconds to break that limit when we first meet people.

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What surprised me about the video was how understanding and raw the speaker was. She was so honest and was able to identify the issues with assumptions and further state she has done it herself. She realized that they are common and it can be a misunderstanding and that is why it is important to think and take a second to collect yourself and your thoughts before assuming and reacting.

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What resonated with me the most is Ms. Vancour's TedTalk was how she stated that she felt like her truest self when she spoke Spanish. I really relate to that as I feel like my truest self when I am doing something that relates to me being a Pakistani person, whether that is wearing traditional clothing, eating food from my country and especially when speaking Urdu. I have grown to have a much greater appreciation for my language and have started improving my Urdu as well. I went through a time when I tried to assimilate myself and fit in with my peers and while I still wear American clothing and eat American foods and speak english, I don’t feel the need to present myself as only an American.

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There has been discrimination between people who doesn’t speak English or those who doesn’t speak Spanish fluently. Ms. Vancour was one of the More than 5 million children in that lived in the U.S. live with an undocumented parent. More than 11 million people in America are undocumented immigrants. The children of this generation would not be able to comprehend the fear and loss of their parents or those who came before them when coming to America. People are judged based on their appearance, how they sound even on their skin color.

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There has been discrimination between people who doesn’t speak English or those who doesn’t speak Spanish fluently. Ms. Vancour was one of the More than 5 million children in that lived in the U.S. live with an undocumented parent. More than 11 million people in America are undocumented immigrants. The children of this generation would not be able to comprehend the fear and loss of their parents or those who came before them when coming to America. People are judged based on their appearance, how they sound even on their skin color.

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What resonated with me was that she said, we are really good at forming judgments of other people based on how they look. I feel it is most apparent in society today, with so much discrimination based on how someone looks, yet we don't know how the victim lives their life.

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The thing that resonates with me the most is the idea that i think is correct that children aren't born with a bias. Instead they are just tiny humans navigating the world for the first time and say whatever they think because they are not taught yet how to not do that otherwise, or at least haven't been exposed to it yet. I think we should expose the children's minds by using books that represent all cultures and all different types of people.

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A lot of what Ms. Vancour was saying resonated heavily with me. I have a white mother and was constantly asked if she was my nanny because people just assumed she couldn’t be my mom because i have brown skin. A lot of what Ms. Vancour is saying stems from not making judgements so quickly, to stop and take a second to think about if what you’re about to say could be received as offensive. Immigrants go through so much to be thought of as less smart or less able than an American. To be able to grasp an entire other language as an adult is not easy, and so many make it happen.

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What surprised me is how she react and response to her daughter when she pointed out a woman's skin is like chocolate. If it were me, I wouldn't know what to do. I resonated the most is making assumptions and having assumption being made about me. I make assumption often without knowing I did and she just gave a solution for me to try out if I do make one in the future again.

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Something that surprised me was that she said she did not start speaking English until she was 5 years old, but she lived in U.S and not speak the language. Something that resonated me was that "Assumptions are limiting, and they can have a severe impact on our life. Assumptions represent fixed views."

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Identity is what we make of it. A few weeks ago everybody was told to rank their different parts of their identity and for Vanessa Vancour her identity relies on her language. She said, "I feel my truest self when I speak Spanish." Identities are often times accompanied with struggles and she acknowledges that. But she finds value in acknowledging when we feel most like ourselves even in  uncomfortable instances.

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What surprised me most from Ms. Vancour's TedTalk was how she identified herself. She started off her presentation by speaking Spanish. At first I thought it was the wrong video....but after a few minutes she clarified herself in English. Ms. Vancour seemed very proud of who she is regardless of her physical appearance. She also seemed very giving, in the sense that she was willing to listen to others stories and help them. Another thing that shocked me was her response to her daughter saying "that women's skin looks like chocolate". I was expecting her to be saying something like "that's not nice to say" to her daughter and a "sorry" to the women. But instead she changed the whole perspective of what was said into something positive and accepting.

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What resonated most would be her opening up to discuss how she discussed how she identifies as a woman of color. Especially because of her physical appearance that she was just assumed to be nothing other than a White woman.

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Ms. Vancour feels her truest self when she can speak Spanish. She identifies herself as a woman of color and straddles two world's as a white woman and a Mexican. What surprised me was when she mentioned how soon people would hear someone speak Spanish they assumed that they were illegal. Also, growing up people would ask her if she knew Spanish so well because of her Mexican nanny when really that was her mom.

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When Ms. Vancour said that she straddles two worlds, as a White women and as a Mexican, it really resonated with me. As a first-generation Yemeni American, I feel a similar way. At school I would only speak English, but at home I would be speaking Arabic. As I got older I lost my ability to speak Arabic as well as I did when I was younger because I was trying to assimilate and was surrounded by English speakers. Not to mention I was the youngest of five, and they were mainly speaking English to each other. We only really talked in Arabic with my parents and the rest of the older generations in our family.

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When she says she feels her most authentic self when she speaks Spanish. I can relate as I am so proud and privilege to speak my families native tongue. When she says that her experiences involved people saying that they assumed she was illegal because she spoke Spanish. That doesn't surprise me though. I can also say I am guilty of falling into stereotypes that I sometimes call other people out of. "Assumptions are limiting". Children are a good clean slate, she explains how her children are raw and honest and most importantly unbiased.

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During the video, something that surprised me was that one of Vancour's students from University was warned by their parents that her teachers wouldn't expect much from them because she is Mexican. Another situation which she talked about was overhearing a conversation between her colleagues that the only reason she got the job was that she was the only Hispanic candidate.

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I think that creating a larger community would help all people's. This would take the form of greater interaction between parents and faculty, a broader selection of after school programs or clubs, and also more communication from teacher's to administrators to ensure that educators are better prepared to aid immigrant students.

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* fear of possible deportation
*being unaware of their circumstances
* feeling like they "deserve" to be in the country
* discrimination/prevention of access in/to schools.

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I think the decreased limitations on enrollment will help curb the gap between educational option afforded to domestic born and foreign born individuals. Furthermore, while in school, the ESL program helps immigrant students become comfortable with English while progressing through their studies. This gives said students a greater ease with school work and community building

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South Asian immigrant degree rates vs those of Mexican immigrants. The differences in the degree achievement status between the two wasn't surprising but seeing the actual numbers was surprising a little.

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besides the creation of more organizations and foundations based on preparing, assisting, and supporting immigrant students, schools should put more effort in inserting more acknowledgement and bringing more awareness to the situation without anyone feeling "looked down upon."

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I think that the uncertainty of the future would be the biggest problem. For immigrant students, this can take the form of an inability to learn and understand English, leading to a feeling of uncertainty about their belonging in society, or more consequently, the constant threat of deportation.

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Schools are trying to come up with ways to indirectly approach the topic in a way that won't be viewed negatively and ways in which children can be kept safe in the worst possible situation.

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I thought it was very interesting that Immigrants have a higher chance of getting a high-school diploma. I had heard of the stigmas that immigrant parents pressure their kids to study, but thought that it would be dwarfed by the amount of poverty and hardship they face.

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I was surprised to read that more than half of the immigrants from South and East Asian countries have a bachelor's degree or better. This was surprising to me because it shows that this group of immigrants takes education much more seriously than those born within the United States. This also goes to show that the idea of immigrants being a burden on the country is just propaganda as they surely are doing their part to become competent members of society.

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There are many teachers advocating within their district for training and other resources in order to better prepare them to deal with immigrant children. In addition to this schools are not allowed to deny students because of their immigration status and this allows all children the opportunity to get an education. In addition to this there are many supportive teachers who will go out of their way to help students that they know have special circumstances.

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Immigrant students have to constantly live in fear if they or their parents are undocumented and this kind of emotional distress can make it harder to learn and actively participate within school. Furthermore being undocumented can make it much harder for immigrant students to have resources that they may need such as health insurance and this may mean they may have to just push through not feeling well instead of being able to see a doctor. Immigrant students can face many different problems which may make life harder for them in general so being focused in school can be a big challenge.

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Language barriers is a huge challenge facing immigrant students. If you are unable to communicate with your peers and teacher it stands a huge problem, but thankfully ESL classes are in schools to help. Also, the stigma that follows the "immigrant" label never helps. Bullying, misconceptions and assumption of others that you are illegal all stands when others know you are an immigrant.

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School staff should be educated on the legal obligations and do not practice procedures that violate the immigrant students' or their families'. Schools also need to be more flexible and transparent about what they accept. Schools should understand that not everyone is living the same life and if someone feels uncomfortable filling out something on a form, they shouldn't feel obligated to do so. There is going to be language barriers between schools and the families, so schools should update their ways of communication to the families to make it more simple.

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Enrollment of immigrant students in schools are one of the biggest gaps.

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I was genuinely surprised a the number of immigrants since 1980 to hold a bachelor degree or more. Korean immigrants with a bachelor’s degree jumped from 34.4% in 1980 to 53.6% in 2016 which is a huge jump in my opinion.Also  the fact that global literacy rates among people ages 15 and older have increased from 56% in 1980 to 85% in 2014.Of course the numbers could definitely improve but its a great amount of change since the late 1900's.

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Among the 10 largest immigrant groups, most of the groups generally increased in the amount of immigrants the age of 25 and older having a bachelors degree.

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Immigrant students are being offered ESL course to better understand and learn the language. They are also being educated on their laws and rights to obtain an education. Teachers are being trained to welcome and help these students while facilities are trying to provide flexible enrollment.

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One of the biggest challenges immigrant students face is language barriers. They have difficulty communicating. That is why most of them get put into an ESL course. In addition those who have undocumented parents are always facing fear. They don't feel safe around most of the people and often feel left out.

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The thing that surprised me most was how immigrant students had a higher percentage of completing high school, and a very close percentage of getting a bachelors degree while compared to the U.S born. I did not expect this. I though their percentage would be really low compared to the U.S born because of the challenges they had to face.

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1. School staff should be educated on what kind of documentation can be asked for from undocumented parents and students. They should also be taught how they can help undocumented students feel safer in the school and not fear ICE.

2. Another thing that can be done is to hold classes for immigrant parents to attend to help them learn things they might need to know now that they are in the United States (how to speak English, how they can help their child with their work, how to become active members in their community/ school, shown neighborhoods with people from similar backgrounds to help them feel more comfortable/ at ease, etc.).

3. Teachers can also discuss in their classrooms the different cultures of their students, how immigrants are treated in this country, why people leave their homes to come to this country, how we can help immigrants, and other things to help reduce the stigma of immigrants at least in their classroom.

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Since there are a lot of undocumented immigrant students. they are not eligiable for the FAFSA program. So they have to pay full tuition which is expensive. I know there are some of program gives support on that. Like my high school have a program called "Dreamer", it helps undocumented students pay the college tuition. I hope there would be more program like that to give immigrant students more support.

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Since there are a lot of undocumented immigrant students. they are not eligiable for the FAFSA program. So they have to pay full tuition which is expensive. I know there are some of program gives support on that. Like my high school have a program called "Dreamer", it helps undocumented students pay the college tuition. I hope there would be more program like that to give immigrant students more support.

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In the United States, all children are allowed to get an education regardless of their immigrant status. Schools can’t ask students about their status and can’t share any information or records regarding students unless ordered by the court. Schools also don’t require students to provide their social security numbers, proof of citizenship, driver’s license, or original copies of their birth certificate. By not forcing students to provide any of this information, students can be a little more assured and feel more comfortable getting an education.

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Some challenges that immigrant students face are:
-Having undocumented parents. When students have undocumented parents, they might live in fear of their parents being caught and deported. The fear might make it harder for them to focus in school and learn.
-Language Barriers.
Students who don’t understand English or what their teachers are saying will struggle with the work given to them. Immigrant students also can’t always ask their parents for help on assignments because their parents might also not speak the language.
-Dealing with Stigma.
Immigrants are often viewed in very negative ways and those views will affect their experiences in school. If people view immigrant students negatively, how will they be able to have a positive experience in school?

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Teachers should know different ways to help these undocumented students. Understand the laws and rights the parents and child has Give workshops everywhere to parents and let them know they don't have to tell people if they are undocumented or not. Eveyone has rights to a free public education no matter your citizen status and there should be no ICE raids.

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I think the most common and difficult challenge that immigrant students would encounter is language barrier. In my experience, I think you would be a lot easier to being comfortable to new country you live in. For myself, I immigrant here when I was 16, I feel like it is a little bit not suitable for me to immigrant to here. Because 16 years old is a rebellious period. If I am tired of learning English, I would just get out of the school. As I know, many of immigrant students cut school, because they don't understand the language. So they are no long on the pathway of the education. 

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I think the most common and difficult challenge that immigrant students would encounter is language barrier. In my experience, I think you would be a lot easier to being comfortable to new country you live in. For myself, I immigrant here when I was 16, I feel like it is a little bit not suitable for me to immigrant to here. Because 16 years old is a rebellious period. If I am tired of learning English, I would just get out of the school. As I know, many of immigrant students cut school, because they don't understand the language. So they are no long on the pathway of the education. 

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Emotionally if someone gets detained or at least not being afraid to go to school. Knowing or being able to go to with no permanent address. Not speaking english, understanding how to help themselves and know there rights. Understanding teachers and how to apply to school when your parent doesn't speak english. Knowing what your rights are even if you don't have a permanent address.

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The increase it had from 1980 to 2016 was significant. Even though there was a President who wanted to close the boarders leading from Mexico to the U.S people still came and was sending there children here more and more. What surprised me as well was the fact that even if the parents were sent back or detained they still tried to get there kids to stay in school. Also that schools were not doing enough to help protect these undocumented students.

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I think that schools should be a safe zone and be completely off limits to agencies like ICE. I think schools should be a place where immigrant parents can also seek help. If they want to learn better English or if they need help looking over work documents, schools should be the space for that. They should never be afraid to step into a school

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Some challenges immigrants are facing include
1. Not being able to receive government assistance and having to work more than one job as a result
2. Language barrier in school
3. I know a lot of immigrant kids have trouble explaining documents to their parents, the parents rely on their kids to know what the documents say because they often know more English since they’re in school
4. The fear of being detained and put into one of the camps this country has created for people seeking a better life

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To support immigrant students the schools should be a safe and open place for immigrant students and their parents. They should feel welcomed and shouldn’t fear ICE raids if it’s their right to an education. If the school officials see that there’s something wrong, they should step in and try to help if they can.

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Some of the challenges immigrant students face is getting a proper education due to many factors. Since some of them are undocumented, their parents have a fear of ICE raids, so they don't send their kids to school. They are also not financially stable so they don’t get all of the materials needed. The parents struggle enough to find jobs, having to work many jobs just to provide.

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-Culture day in the classroom where people can express where they are from.

-Eliminate the stigma of immigrants in the United States.

-Have workshops for families on how to become documented, what their legal rights are etc.

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To support immigrant students, schools ask for less documentation for enrollment so it would be easier. The teachers also try to help out if they see that the student needs help, like the teacher that worked with lawyers to pick up a parent’s car keys after getting arrested so that the student could get a ride to school.

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Some of the things being done to support immigrant students are:

1. The students are allowed into any school from k-12 without needing to discuss their immigration status

2. Having a teacher who helps teach english

3. Letting students know they are welcomed into the class

4. Learning how immigrantion affects the students and their families

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Some of the challenges facing immigrant students are:

1. Fighting the stigmas and stereotypes placed on them

2. Potential Language barriers

3. Financial stability

4. Fear of parents/guardians being taken away due to undocumented status

5. Difficulties finding jobs

6. Fear of being rejected by schools due to status

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Education levels rising since 1980 which was amongst the largest U.S. immigrant-origin populations. This was good to hear because we see that they are receiving education. Also, seeing that the estimated 44 million immigrants in the United States are better educated than ever which was due in part to rising levels of schooling in many of the countries they had came from.

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I think one point that really stood out to me was how immigrant students were about as likely as US citizens to earn a bachelors degree. I think it is super impressive giving the constant stress felt by immigrants due to political tensions and deportations.

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There are currently laws in place to protect the anonymity of immigrant students citizenship status. Schools can't require driver's license, original copy of birth certificates, proof of citizenship or social security numbers. Organizations have come together to make sure students, parents and teachers are prepared in situations where families are separated due to deportation.

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I think we shouldn't treat immigrant students differently. Give the same educational opportunities to immigrant students. It is because their parents want to give their children a good education that they come to a strange place, so they must be given enough opportunities.

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There are a lot of support groups and laws that are implemented to protect immigrant children and their families. For example, Let Us Learn initiative which teaches immigrant families about their rights, legal counseling, and best practices. The law that students are protected under FERPA which serves to provide the right to an education and withholds schools the right of asking about one’s immigration status

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Some challenges that immigrant students are facing are fighting for their right to be educated, having undocumented parents, constant fear of ICE and other government agencies that can deport their family, and fear of enrolling into school.

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Immigrant students will encounter environmental and social discomfort. Parents’ sources of income and work are also a challenge. Language inadaptability is also a big problem for families. There is also the issue of identity. Not having some documents will cause a lot of discomfort.

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After 1960, the number of immigrants in the United States continued to rise. In terms of statistics, "44 million immigrants in the United States are educated better than ever before, partly due to their continuous improvement in education from many countries." This leads to an increase in the level of education, an increase in the admission rate and an increase in the graduation rate. In recent years, university degrees have increased, and Asia is the main source of immigrants.

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Making sure they are getting the best education they need even if their parents can't really do as much. If parents can’t fully provide it for them, the school and staff should come up with ways on how to help students who are immigrants. Continue to create organizations that would help support and provide direct services to immigrant students. Also, schools should come up with a designated space for students to wait if a parent or sibling doesn't show up because of being detained.

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To support immigrant students, their status of immigration is not something they must disclose. This is because all children in the U.S. have a right to public education. Therefore, they do not have to provide proof of citizenship when enrolling in public school. This makes the process of getting an education easier for immigrant families.

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They are trying to make enrollment process easier by not requiring many documents. They hold workshops in schools to help immigrant families and trainings for teachers, counselors. They are trying to have instructions in multiple languages to help immigrant families.

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Challenges that immigrant students face is when their parents are not financially stable the children are not able to receive what they need. The resources that they would need would not be supplied to them because of their family being financially unstable or because their parents not able to get a job because of them being undocumented. These students are more likely to struggle in school and more likely to live in poverty. There parents would try to do their best and do what they can to provide for there children and for them to have the best education but sometimes it can be hard because of what they go through being undocumented.

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I think that immigrant students need to be looked at as just that students wanting to learn and better themselves through means of education. If the student is willing to learn enough to get them into a good field and this in turn will help things such as the US economy I don't see why their migrant status matters. TREAT IMMIGRANT STUDENTS LIKE AMERICAN STUDENTS.!

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Immigrant students tend to suffer financially because some are undocumented, and their parents tend to have difficulties finding a job because of not having social security, identification cards etc. If parents don’t make enough money, they can’t send their kids to school/college because they need to buy dress code, pay for transportation, pay for textbooks, trips, tuition. For some immigrant's students not having family support is also a problem, some parents work for long hours for cheap pay and because of that they cannot attend school trips with their kids, or they cannot go to parent teacher conferences.

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The fact that immigrant students compared to U. S born population, are almost likely to finish high school and college is surprising because it is harder for immigrant students to finish school and get a degree. It states, “In 2016, 30.0% of immigrants ages 25 and older had a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared with 31.6% of the U.S. born.” which tells us that the assistance given to immigrants students are paying off and working. The fact that “100,000 undocumented students graduate high school every year,” is surprising because that’s a huge number.

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There should be more open spaces for these families and the students. Too often, Americans (including children) portray this “superior” complex. If teachers witness this , this should be stopped. On a higher level, there should be supplies provided in case students cannot afford certain tools. There should be more alternatives for notebooks or items.
On a higher level, there needs to be trainings for parents and students in case of raids or violations of their rights by officers, schools, or even other parents. There should be consequences for school officials that release private information. There should be trainings for educators in the event of an ICE raid on a school and everyone should be privy to their rights in case of an emergency or hostile situation.

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1.There are programs being implemented to remind educators about their duties to the student’s wellbeing including anonymity.
2. Parents are being provided with emergency plans in the event of an arrest or ICE raid which also includes having a designated temporary caregiver of the child.
3. Students and parents are being taught their rights and how to proceed if they are being violated.
4. Few teachers are going the extra mile to help students if they notice that the student is suffering (hunger, thirst, injury, lacking books or utensils).

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These students are forced to miss school for various reasons.
1. Parents were detained and they’re at home alone with no method of transportation. (Or one parent is detained and the other cannot help due to fear of being detained as well).
2. These students are going hungry at home due to lack of financial resources.
3. Lack of healthcare may force these students to live with certain injuries and suffer pain that prohibits them from leaving home.
4. Teachers who aren’t informed of the anonymity required by the schools may tell on the student’s family and risk detainment.
5. Some schools force parents to provide original birth certificates (which isn’t mandatory) and indirectly get the family arrested.

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One thing that can be done to further support immigrant students is to create a community where they can communicate in a language they understand better aside from English. For example, in middle school, we had a Saturday program that involved immigrant parents and students feel more welcome in the community. There would be students who were brought in who spoke languages such as Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Georgian, and we would do activities to provide support and opportunities for questions, and any resources they would need.

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One big thing I think schools can do is make sure the emergency contact form for their immigrant students is updated and correct. Not only will that make the student feel safer but the parent as well. Also having translators or someone who understands a foreign language in the school can allow that student to feel like they have someone to communicate in the way they best know how.

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In schools discussion of immigration rights is often talked about when it is time to vote. In my school history teachers would also educate us on citizenship tests so that we can understand the immigration process. This often  teaches all students, no matter their status, what rights are granted to immigrants. Schools also have inclusivity training for teachers which requires teachers to learn about acceptance, worthy, and ways to make students feel welcomed in a classroom.

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US born students are 14% less expected to get a high school diploma compared to immigrants. I thought both immigrants and US born students would have similar percentages being that HS is a broader curriculum rather than specialized majors. I also have always saw high school as something mandatory but college is a more optional path so I expected higher HS graduation numbers in general.

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One thing that surprised me about the demographics of America's immigrants is the progress of education since 1980. Since then the education levels have risen, in 2016 17.2 % of immigrants (ages 25+) had a bachelor’s degree and another 12.8% had attained a post-graduate degree. Lastly, 44 million immigrants in the U.S. are more educated than ever.

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In terms of education, immigrant students have the right to a public education regardless of their immigration status. Educators have to ensure emotional and academic support for those students who escaped from severe trauma, this is the time where teachers make students feel safe no matter what. An important point that I have noticed is that teachers should not become political and keep the learning environment just that.