Past research demonstrates that children of immigrants serve as language and cultural brokers for their parents. However, much of this work centers on immigrants with protected legal status. Drawing on thirty in‐depth interviews with undocumented college students, I conceptualize the phenomenon of legal brokering to capture how undocumented students share legal resources with their parents. In addition to this conceptualization, I find that four factors shaped how students served as legal brokers: (1) online platforms; (2) institutional support; (3) networks of support; and (4) involvement in immigrant rights organizations. These findings advance theoretical frameworks in segmented assimilation theory, sociolegal studies, and immigrant illegality.

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“他们认为我是律师”：无证件大学生是无证父母的法律经纪人

过去的研究表明，移民子女是父母的语言和文化中介。但是，这些工作大部分集中在具有合法法律地位的移民上。通过对三十个对无证件大学生的深入访谈，我将法律经纪的现象概念化，以捕捉无证件学生如何与父母分享法律资源。除了这种概念化之外，我发现还有四个因素影响着学生担任法律经纪人的方式：（1）在线平台；（2）机构支持；（3）支持网络；（4）参与移民权利组织。这些发现为分段同化理论，社会法律研究和移民违法行为提供了理论框架。