Migrating Shells
About
The purpose of Migrating Shells is to provide a space for students with identities that see themselves reflected with the following groups:
Undocumented, DACA, TPS Student Group: Students that are strictly in the following categories of Undocumented students with no U.S. legally recognized paperwork, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Temporary Protective Status, and Deferred Enforcement Departure.
Late Arrival Immigrants Student Group: Students that are formally undocumented, refugees, asylee, U.S. Citizens, dual nationality citizens, or Permanent Residents who identify with cultural, family, personal country of origin, or another nationality and arrived in the United States as their physical place of residence after having experienced a non-U.S. upbringing
Mixed Status Family Student Group: Students who may be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, refugees, asylee, and/or formally undocumented students who have family members with non-citizen immigration statuses.
Allies of Migrant Shells Student Group: U.S. Citizen students, international students, and those who do not characterize with the above categories, and/or with no immigration barriers or direct family ties to people who have varying degrees of immigration statuses but are willing to support, center, advocate, and self-learn about immigration issues that affect the members of their community.
The ultimate goal of each subgroup is to experience, provide programming, and most importantly foster a community of support and well-being. That is to help improve the students' experience and sense of belonging at the University. Migrating Shells will also be a space where students will be able to explore and combat the negative and taboo perceptions of immigration and migration. By uplifting experiences, identities, and histories. Migrating Shells will also serve to inform and educate students in the community about current events, issues, and misconceptions about immigration/migration. Immigration is a very political topic and therefore this organization will have opportunities to engage in advocacy and community service opportunities. Migrating Shells will center the humanity of immigrants and be in solidarity with groups, people, and issues that also affect immigrant communities.