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Language barrier: Immigrant parents tell tales of exclusion

During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) During an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Philadelphia, Olivia Vazquez displays a paper ring her students made for her. Vazquez is finishing up her last semester at Swarthmore College and hoping to help make sure immigrant students arriving in Philadelphia have a more supportive experience in school than she did growing up. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)