" • Better academic outcomes for English learners in language arts, math, social studies, and science.

• Stronger academic outcomes in their home or heritage language.

• English learners becoming more likely to graduate and graduate with a regular diploma.

• English learners becoming more likely to reclassify out of an English-learner status (although research suggests that it can take a little longer, on average, for these students to be reclassified, but more of them eventually do).

• Improvement in students’ academic and personal self-confidence.

• Improved family-engagement opportunities."

Why would an administration not be in support of this? Learning multiple languages benefits students... so why not push it forward onto the DOE? Contrastingly, abroad kids in diff countries learn 3 languages in school. Why not take after them, especially when some countries are ranked higher than us in education?

This obviously poses as an issue for students to be able to be expected to do well and thrive academically when so many of them face obstacles outside of just regular circumstances. Some of them come home to shelters and often face instability and lack of support. We as teachers need to be able to ensure that we are doing what is needed to give those students the best chance to succeed and thrive. Teachers need not only need to be able to support these students, but they need support TO support these students. Leaving it to the teachers is unfair and there needs to be support from higher ups not just in administration, but also the local government.

Lastly, this actually relates to ELL because the article states that a majority of these students that are facing homelessness are actually migrant students. Teachers not only need to know how to support these students academically, but the fact that a majority of these students are English language learners who are facing home instability, just further proves the necessity of culturally accepting and inclusive teachers. If we know these students are already facing homelessness, we know that their time in the class is their only form of organization and stability. We have to be able to support them as best as we can, both in and out of the classroom, to give them the best chance at life.

One thing I found really interesting was that things like Headstart is one of the first things affected where payment to workers are halted. This is really important and crazy to think about because Headstart is where a lot of younger kids get their foundation of education, especially when kids are younger than school age. This is significant because a lot of the time parents who work will put their children in Headstart in hopes for them to receive an education, but also to them to be able to have their kids in a safe place to learn and thrive while the parents can make money. This is crazy considering this directly impacts working class families and puts them in the predicament of finding childcare while they work which is often costly. This can directly impact ELL learners since often times they and their families come here in search for a better life and the opportunity to work. If the parents are stuck unable to find childcare they're more likely to stay home and those kids are not given the opportuntniy to learn the foundations of English and socialize with other children their age. This is a direct attack on ELL students at large because they are the ones that not only benefit from the Headstart system, but often need it most.

After reading the different interviews from the international students who are struggling trying to get a higher education, I reflected on how sad it is that foreign countries view America as a great place of opportunity. So many international students dream of coming to America and receiving an education that is universally regarded as a ticket to opportunity. With an American college degree and American job, students are able to earn not only more money, but also more freedom. A lot of these students come to American because of its rich history in having the opportunity to climb your way to the top.

I think that this ban is really terrible and just honest, deliberate discrimination. The fact that most of these countries are countries that have students that are generally people of color feels targeted considering the xenophobic rhetoric on the rise in addition to the normalization of white nationalism. Preventing students of color from receiving an education and preventing them from being able to be apart of the American job force is a distinct attack on the opportunity for students of color from different countries.

I think that this has an indirect effect on bilinguals because the more America pushes diversity out, the more it'll be normalized and they will be marginalized.

In this article, we learned that families actually really want their children enrolled in bilingual programs, "Three core themes emerged in the survey and the bilingual focus groups with Latine families.

First, families consistently identified bilingualism as a benefit and priority for their children. Nearly all participants were eager to discuss how Spanish-language proficiency for themselves and their children conditioned relationships with their extended families in the United States and elsewhere, their shared cultural heritage, and their sense of identity as Latines". This is incredible news considering there's major emphasis on forcing kids to speak English, especially those that can speak two or more languages. The fact that families want their kids to be able speak multiple languages is amazing. It shows that want their kids to be multi-faceted and able to communicate either people within their own communities. That is a beautiful and wonderful thing... not just for emergent bilinguals, but for everyone.

In my search, I had a little trouble finding articles that weren't political. What I actually learned and realized is bilingual education IS political. Education IS political. Everything IS political, because everything is intertwined. This is intersectionality. You cannot talk about bilingual education without bringing up politics because they are interconnected. Trump and his administration may be trying to push forth this idea that we are a single language speaking country where we are all under one culture of being American, but thats far from the truth. WE are a country built up from immigrants. the people thrive for community and flourish with diversity. And though this will be a long 4 years, celebrating our wins where we can get them is so important. This is a win. This is a win not just for bilinguals, but for everyone.