%0 Journal Article %T ¡°The War Still Continues¡±: The Importance of Positive Validation for Undocumented Community College Students After Trump¡¯s Presidential Victory %A Luis M. Andrade %J Journal of Hispanic Higher Education %@ 1552-5716 %D 2019 %R 10.1177/1538192717720265 %X Using the conceptual frameworks of validation theory and socioemotional development, this study investigated undocumented/DACAmented community college students¡¯ emotional reactions to Trump¡¯s presidential victory and whether educators and/or administrators offered positive validation after the election. The study sheds light on current practices that may exacerbate students¡¯ stress or push students to stop out and provides recommendations for educators and administrators to address the needs of undocumented community college students during difficult political times %K validation theory %K socioemotional development %K undocumented students %K community college %K political efficacy %K student protests %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1538192717720265