Providing in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants increases college enrollment
October 16th, 2008 | by admin |Results show that the in-state tuition policy was associated with a 31 percent increase in college enrollment and a 33 percent increase in the proportion of Mexican young adults with a college degree.
“Without opportunities for college education, the undocumented youth may be pushed into an underground economy and remain isolated from the mainstream American society,” the author concludes. “Access to affordable higher education can potentially open new opportunities for these youth, which may improve their future economic prospects, productivity, and contributions to the U.S. economy.”
This study is published in the Fall 2008 issue of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
Source: Wiley-Blackwell
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