| Author(s): | Perez, P. |
| Title: | College choice process of Latino undocumented students: Implications for recruitment and retention |
| Source: | http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/EJ874055.pdf |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Organization: | Journal of College Admissions |
| Short Description: | Although many undocumented students have a desire to pursue higher education and are exceptional scholars, their legal status impedes their postsecondary goals. While many states fight to address the needs of this important population, legal challenges hinder their efforts. Because educating the Latino population is so important, examining the postsecondary plight of Latino undocumented students can assist all admission and outreach officers who work with such diverse populations. |
| Annotation: | In 2008, Latinos made up 20 percent of public school enrollments in the US and were the majority minority
public school population in 22 states. Although the majority of Latino public school students are born in the
US, 17 percent of Latino public school students are immigrants (fry & gonzales 2008). According to Pew
Hispanic Center data, 7 percent of Latino children are undocumented immigrants (fry & Passel 2009). In fact, a projected 65,000 undocumented students graduate yearly from US high schools (Olivérez, Chavez, Soriano, & Tierney 2006). Although some of these undocumented students have a desire to pursue higher education and are exceptional scholars, their legal status impedes their postsecondary goals (Olivérez et al. 2006). While many states fight to address the needs of this important population, legal challenges hinder their efforts (Perez Huber, Malagon, & Solorzano 2009). Because educating the Latino population is so important, examining the postsecondary plight of Latino undocumented students can assist all admission and outreach officers who work with such diverse populations. |
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