Misrecognition and Misrepresentation: A Critical Analysis of the Trajectory of Migrant Students - F1 Students, in the U.S.

<p>The influx of migrant students in the United States is reported to have increased considerably between 2022 and 2023. They are a significant asset to higher education in the U.S. and are authorized to study by the Department of Homeland Security. Despite their migratory legality, restrictions in their category as F1 students place them in a position of significant vulnerability and injustice This research analyzed how migrant students navigated and negotiated their mobility from the beginning to the end of their F1 visa status, examining their perseverance in staying on a challenging pathway toward a different migratory status or a green card. The research answered two questions: 1) How did migrant students navigate and negotiate their mobility while living and studying in the United States, from the beginning to the end of their F1 status? 2) What social systems impacted migrant students' perseverance in remaining on a long pathway to achieve a different migrant status in the U.S.? This research used the critical theory of transnational recognition to analyze migrant students’ entire trajectory. I interviewed six former migrant students once enrolled in U.S.-accredited higher education institutions. Findings revealed that migrant students experienced denied credibility, the presence of untrustworthy webs of brokers that diverted or delayed their migrant journey, and the multiple systems they had to navigate and negotiate that deferred their rights and their humanity.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Master

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

International Migration Studies

Grantor

The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York

Year dc:date.available

2024

Author dc:creator

• dos Santos Bicudo, Domitila

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Jamie Longazel

• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Migrant Student
• Misrecognition
• F1 visa status
• Deferred Rights and Humanity

Repository record dc:identifier

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/6009

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:gc_etds-7134