• Language 

The language barrier is probably one of the most difficult of all things when considering the experience of migrant students. Imagine hearing all of your life, and then losing almost all of  your hearing and only hearing mumbles. This is how I compare not understanding a language, and for an adult student, learning a new language can be very challenging. 

• Cultural 

Imagine Culture Shock for what it is. You are in a place that is very different from all that you have ever known, and the American culture specifically is a very disconnected. the change from a dependent to an independent society can be another barrier. 

• Financial 

Finance is one thing to both brings people to higher education, as well as pulling them away. Without basic reading and writing skills its hard to get a decent paying job. Many individuals are left to labor jobs or service areas. 

• Discrimination

Though the United States was founded on immigration, citizens are still very divided by the idea of housing, investing in, and living within a mixed race/ethnicity community. I am no where insinuating that the EvCC institution plays into the idea of discrimination, as a matter of fact I think they do a great job of acknowledging the changing of times and socialization, but what I do know is that a non native English speaker has a higher chance of experiencing marginalization from society(proven facts here). 

• Lack of access to resources

Though Everett Community College has a massive community resource guide that's accessible from its website, one thing that hadn't been considered was the language barrier of some of these students. For Students who have the ability to access these resources because they have English comprehension, or they are just good at investigating, does give them an upper hand. This is one area where I think migrant students could get some extra help.

• Invisible silos 

Comparing shall we, the idea of a Transitional Studies student, to an international student, or even a running start student. These experiences are all different and require very unique resources and different protocols. The TS students could easily be considered the type of student that requires more assistance than others, especially that of an ELA student.