Listen To Part 5: Prince George’s Schools Help Undocumented Students Reunify With Parents, Adjust To New Life

Many undocumented children come to the U.S. to rejoin a parent after years apart. But it’s not always the joyous reunion they expect. The child can feel resentful, like their parents abandoned them. The parent can see their child as ungrateful, not acknowledging all the sacrifices made to bring them here. And it’s often up to schools to find a way to help.

In the fifth and final part of our series on undocumented children, we look at reunification.

 
[This story was originally published by WAMU 88.5].
 

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