Welcome to the MhmKay Podcast with Molly Roth and Kenisha Lamarre! We hope you enjoy this episode of our podcast dedicated to social justice, social commentary, and girl talks. In this episode, we interviewed Nayeli Gonzalez, a Political Science and Anthropology Double Major at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. We discussed what it means to be undocumented, and what migrating to the United States as a minor truly looks like. 

Nayeli Gonzalez is a political scientist and anthropologist. She enjoys mentoring undergraduate students for the Student Immigrant Program and helping to rebuild CASA Latinx through student engagement. She is extremely passionate about human rights and hopes to make a difference for vulnerable immigrant communities that need representation. In her free time, she enjoys exploring beautiful national parks, photography, painting, writing, illustrating, and gaining knowledge of physics and its interactions with our physical world. 

(Disclaimer: this conversation might be triggering to some as this is a complex issue with many layers. Please remember to be kind).

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Time Stamps
Let’s Talk About Immigration:
0:00 - Disclaimer
1:00 - Welcome Back!
3:22 - Meet Nayeli Gonzalez-Reyes
4:40 - No Human is Illegal on Stolen Land
5:20 - Student Immigrant Movement & Student Immigrant Alliance Club & Casa Latinx & Immigrant Student Program
8:35 - The Trump Presidency’s Effect on Immigrants
11:15 - COVID’s Effects on Undocumented People
13:45 - What Does it Mean to Be Undocumented?
15:00 - DACA, What is it?
18:35 - Achieving the American Dream & Building Credit
23:40 - The Restrictions Undocumented People Have & Lawsuit Against UMass Boston
26:50 - De-Bunking Myths About Undocumented People & Taxes

Nayeli’s Story (El Salvador -> USA):
30:00 - Monroe Doctrine & America’s De-Stabilizing Latin America 
36:20 - Nayeli’s Family & Living in El Salvador
39:00 - Migrating to the United States
41:00 - Experiencing ICE, Detention Centers, & Foster Care
51:00 - Seeking Asylum 
52:50 - 7-Year-Old Signing Away Their Rights 

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Relevant Links:
https://umb.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/casalatina
https://www.instagram.com/casalatinxumb/
https://umb.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/sim
https://www.umb.edu/life_on_campus/multiculturalaffairs/isp
https://immigrantsrising.org
https://mydocumentedlife.org
https://www.undocuprofessionals.net
https://www.facebook.com/Student.Immigrant.Movement/ 

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