1. Undocumented Youth in
America
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2. Undocumented Youth
• As of 2012 there were 1.1 million illegal
immigrant minors in America.

3. Do you know any illegal
immigrants?
Do you know any illegal
immigrants in your 49% of
community?
people know
an illegal
immigrant
49%
51% Yes
No

4. Children Amongst Us
These children
attend our
schools and
grow up
knowing
America as their
home.

5. Social Workers &
Undocumented Minors
Social workers are available to assist youth in
becoming legal, because many children are
brought to America by their parents and
might not even be aware of their legal status
until they apply for college or try to get a
driver’s license.

6. Not Their Choice
Many minors are
brought to
America by their
parents or
smugglers illegally.
They might not be
aware of this until
adulthood.

7. Illegal Minors
Illegal minors should 46% of the
be given a lawyer, by people agree
Strongly Disagree the government, to that illegal
defend them in minors should
court. have a path to
Disagree Illegal minors should citizenship,
have a background 50% strongly
check before they are agree that
Agree granted citizenship. should have a
background
Illegal minors should check, &
be allowed a path to 40% disagree
Strongly Agree citizenship. that they
should be given
a lawyer.
0 10 20 30

8. 65,000 Students
“Every year 65,000
undocumented
students graduate
from high school
in the U.S.
(Gonzales, 2009)”.

9. Alone to Defend Themselves
Since these children
are illegal, the
government does
not have to provide a
lawyer for them, so
often they attend
their court hearings
with only a social
worker to assist
them (Preston).

10. Immigration Social Workers
• Social workers can assist undocumented
youth in finding a path to citizenship.

11. Education
The social worker
can meet with
them to learn their
situation and help
find them a lawyer,
who will work at a
reduced rate or for
charity.

12. Options
Social workers can
also educate them
on options like the
DREAM Act,
certain student
visas, green cards,
and foster
care/adoption.

13. Social Workers
Meet with them and 86% of
50 learn their situation. people
45 thought that
40
the best way
social
35 Find them a lawyer.
workers can
30 help
25 immigrants is
20 to educate
15
Educate them on them of ways
different options to stay to stay here
10 in America legally.
legally.
5
0 Accompany them to
How can social workers court hearings.
assist illegal minors?

14. Social Workers & Immigration
• Social workers can help youth in becoming
legal, because many children are brought to
America by their parents and should be
granted a pathway to citizenship.

15. Reform
I hope that with
immigration
reform comes
better policies
toward minors and
easier ways to
come here legally.

16. Works Cited
• Haverkamp, Emily. "What Every Social Worker Should Know
About Immigration Law." Jan/Feb 2008. Social Work Today.
30 January 2013
<http://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/janfeb2008p26.sh
tml>.
• Maxwell, Lesli A. "The Diversity of America's Undocumented
Youth." 9 July 2012. Education Week. 30 January 2013
<http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-
language/2012/07/the_diversity_of_americas_undo.html>.
• McClellan, Nick. "How Many Illegal Immigrants Live in Your
State?" 1 February 2013. Slate. 4 February 2013
<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_t
he_week/2013/02/map_illegal_immigrant_population_by_sta
te.html>.

17. Works Cited
• Morriss-Compton, Darnell. "Immigration Divides Nation, Unites
Social Workers." n.d. Social Work Today. 2013 January 2013
<http://people.bu.edu/humberto/ImmigrationDividesNationUn
itesSocialWorkers.htm>.
• National Association of Social Workers. "Immigration and
Refugee Resettlement ." 2010. National Association of Social
Workers. 30 January 2013
<http://www.naswdc.org/practice/intl/issues/immigration.asp>.
• —. "Social Workers Support Young Immigrants DREAMs." July
2010. National Association of Social Workers. 30 January 2013
<http://www.socialworkers.org/practice/intl/2010/dreamact.asp
>.

18. Works Cited
• National Immigration Law Center. "FAQ: Deferred Action for
Certain Immigrant Youth." 27 September 2012. National
Immigration Law Center. 30 January 2013
<http://www.nilc.org/FAQdeferredactionyouth.html>.
• Pastor, Robert A. "A Remedy for Voeter Fraud and Illegal
Immigration." 31 January 2013. Charlotte Observer. 4 February
2013 <http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/01/31/3825592/a-
remedy-for-voter-fraud-and-illegal.html>.
• Politifact. "Facebook post says "less than 2 percent of illegals are
picking crops, but 41 percent are on welfare"." 20 June 2012.
Politifact. 4 February 2013 <http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-
meter/statements/2012/jun/20/facebook-posts/facebook-post-
says-less-2-percent-illegals-are-pic/>.

19. Works Cited
• Preston, Julia. "Young and Alone, Facing Court and
Deportation." 25 August 2012. New York Times. 4 February
2013 <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/us/more-
young-illegal-immigrants-face-
deportation.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&>.
• Younglai, Rachelle. "House Lawmakers Mull Path to
Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants." 31 January 2013.
Reuters. 4 February 2013
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/01/us-usa-
immigration-house-idUSBRE91003N20130201>.

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