AB 540 undocumented Latino college students : successes and challenges

Project (M.S.W., Social Work) -- California State University, Sacramento, 2011.This study utilized a multiple-choice survey questionnaire with Likert-type statements to explore the successes and challenges of AB 540 undocumented Latino college students in the Sacramento region. Study findings indicated that while demographic and background information distinctive of the Latino population contributed to the successes and challenges this student population encountered in their college education, educational and immigration policies aggregated to the myriad of challenges informing this student population. Implications for social work practice are limited to advocacy and community building, as a means to mobilize resources within the Latino community in order reduce the amount of challenges the AB 540 undocumented Latino college student experiences on a daily basis while increasing their stories of success.Social Wor