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“The War Still Continues,” Part II: The Importance of Positive Validation for Undocumented Students One Year After Trump’s Presidential Victory

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During the 2016 campaign, President Trump promised to establish numerous anti-immigration policies, which heightened undocumented students’ fears and anxieties. The present longitudinal qualitative study investigated seven undocumented students’ socioemotional states… Click to show full abstract

During the 2016 campaign, President Trump promised to establish numerous anti-immigration policies, which heightened undocumented students’ fears and anxieties. The present longitudinal qualitative study investigated seven undocumented students’ socioemotional states and whether administrators and educators provided sustained positive validation in light of Trump’s policies a year later. Findings revealed that students faced similar or heightened, negative emotional states and, although some positive validation occurred, new support services are needed.

Keywords: undocumented students; trump; positive validation; year; war still

Journal Title: Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
Year Published: 2019

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