Non-Citizen Mexican Youth in US Higher Education: A Closer Look at the Relationship between State Tuition Policies and College Enrollment 1

This paper examines state policies that extend or deny in-state tuition to children of undocumented immigrants in the United States. Using the Current Population Survey (1997–2010), we assess changes in college enrollment among Mexican-born non-citizens — a proxy for the undocumented population. In...

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Published inThe International migration review Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 864 - 889
Main Authors Bozick, Robert, Miller, Trey, Kaneshiro, Matheu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.12.2016
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Summary:This paper examines state policies that extend or deny in-state tuition to children of undocumented immigrants in the United States. Using the Current Population Survey (1997–2010), we assess changes in college enrollment among Mexican-born non-citizens — a proxy for the undocumented population. In contrast to previous analyses, we find that policies extending in-state tuition to undocumented youth do not directly affect rates of college enrollment. However, we find that Mexican-born non-citizen youth residing in states that deny in-state tuition have a 12.1 percentage point lower probability of being enrolled in college than their peers living in states with no such policies.
ISSN:0197-9183
1747-7379
DOI:10.1111/imre.12167