(2021). Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children from Central America and Mexico: Where They Are and How Schools Are Doing. Research Brief. RB-A1326-1. RAND Corporation
In recent years, record numbers of undocumented and asylum-seeking families and children from Mexico and Northern Triangle countries–El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras–crossed the U.S. southwest border in search of safety and opportunity. Some cross undetected, without registering with immigration authorities and becoming "undocumented." Others apply for asylum at the border. Once inside the United States, all children, regardless of immigration status, have the right to a public K-12 education by federal law. Education leaders need unbiased information, data, and good practices so they can be ready to support the newcomers effectively once they enroll in school. RAND Corporation researchers sought to understand how the current increase in undocumented and asylum-seeking children may affect the K-12 school system in the coming years. To do this, the research team collected and analyzed a mix of quantitative and qualitative data and methods. The team reviewed federal and… [Direct]
(2019). Higher Education Regionalization in the Northern Triangle of Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, v11 n3 p4-13 Win
The ongoing migrant crisis that engulfs the U.S.-Mexico border is often the source of political and socioeconomic discourse related to the treatment of those caught in the web of immigration politics or the causes of migration to the U.S. from Mexico and Central America. One related, critical conversation involves the future stability of countries neighboring the southern region of Mexico — El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Together they comprise the northern region of Central America, increasingly referred to as the "Northern Triangle" (NT). The region is documented for its lower levels of human development, high rates of violent crime, low school completion rates and high rates of poverty (Meyer and Seelke 2015; Congressional Research Service 2019). In recent years, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has supported efforts towards public health, business development, efficient government institutions and the scaling up of postsecondary… [PDF]
(1997). Transnational or Immigrant Learners: Re-drawing the Boundaries of Socio-cultural Context in Understanding Adult Learning.
This paper examines the intersection where migration and adult learning converge, exploring how a transnational social context of living relates to adults' formal and informal learning experiences. In-depth life-history interviews were conducted with 29 adults participating in two social networks that link the central coast region of California with several areas in Mexico and an urban area in Honduras. Interviewees ranged in age from early 20s to early 80s and included immigrants to California, adult children of immigrants, and individuals in Mexico whose lives have been touched deeply by the migration of close family members and numerous community members. Interview excerpts form the basis of discussion about adult learning experiences in Mexico, decisions and preparations to migrate, the role of social networks and informal learning in the actual move north, formal education (language and citizenship classes) and informal socially based learning in California, and the formation… [PDF]