Interrogating Racist Nativist Microaggressions and Campus Climate: How Undocumented and DACA College Students Experience Institutional Legal Violence in Colorado

In 2013, the state of Colorado passed the ASSET (Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow) bill, which allowed eligible undocumented/DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students residing in Colorado the ability to qualify for in-state tuition at public institutions. Using qualita...

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Published in:Journal of diversity in higher education 2018-12, Vol.11 (4), p.451-466
Main Authors: Muñoz, Susana M, Vigil, Darsella
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Environment
Access to Education
Aggression
Campuses
College Students
Communities
Educational Environment
Female
Human
Immigrants
Immigration
In State Students
Laws
Male
Microaggression
Racial Bias
Racism
State Legislation
Student Attitudes
Tuition
Undocumented Immigrants
Violence
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Summary:In 2013, the state of Colorado passed the ASSET (Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow) bill, which allowed eligible undocumented/DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students residing in Colorado the ability to qualify for in-state tuition at public institutions. Using qualitative methods, we examine how undocumented/DACA students experience their campus climate at 2 institutions in Colorado. This article highlights the voices of 12 undocumented/DACA students. We utilize the concept of legal violence and campus climate to illuminate 3 forms of racist nativist microaggressions (a) institutional ignorance; (b) the reproduction of pervasive invisibility; and (c) hidden/nonpresent communities of support as ways in which colleges and universities reproduce injurious acts. Recommendations and implications are provided.
ISSN:1938-8926
1938-8934
DOI:10.1037/dhe0000078