The present study sets out to understand the interlocking experiences of undocumented status and queer identities as immigrant young adults pursue higher education degrees in the United States. A framework for future research is presented, which 1) is based on a queer understanding of the construction of legality, 2) posits that a multiply marginalized experience facilitates the development of a particular set of skills, or facultades, that transcend the planes on which they are experienced, and 3) defines sites of queerity, or sites of possibility where gender-nonconformity meets non-heterosexuality meets illegality, as sites of resistance. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]