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An Examination of How Legal Status Affects Enrollment and Graduation Rates: Immigrant Students in Colleges and Universities

An Examination of How Legal Status Affects Enrollment and Graduation Rates: Immigrant Students in Colleges and Universities

Florence Nyemba
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522591085|ISBN10: 1522591087|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522591092|EISBN13: 9781522591108
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9108-5.ch007
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Nyemba, Florence. "An Examination of How Legal Status Affects Enrollment and Graduation Rates: Immigrant Students in Colleges and Universities." Handbook of Research on Social Inequality and Education, edited by Sherrie Wisdom, et al., IGI Global, 2019, pp. 130-148. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9108-5.ch007

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Nyemba, F. (2019). An Examination of How Legal Status Affects Enrollment and Graduation Rates: Immigrant Students in Colleges and Universities. In S. Wisdom, L. Leavitt, & C. Bice (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Social Inequality and Education (pp. 130-148). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9108-5.ch007

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Nyemba, Florence. "An Examination of How Legal Status Affects Enrollment and Graduation Rates: Immigrant Students in Colleges and Universities." In Handbook of Research on Social Inequality and Education, edited by Sherrie Wisdom, Lynda Leavitt, and Cynthia Bice, 130-148. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9108-5.ch007

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Abstract

This chapter explores the educational choices of immigrants and how the issue of legal or immigration status contributes to social inequality in the United States classrooms and institutions of higher learning. Immigrants within U.S. population have increased dramatically, yet their educational attainment remains small in comparison to native-born Americans. Although large numbers of immigrant students graduate from high school, their path to higher education remains difficulty with fewer getting college degrees. Drawing on literature from multiple disciplines, the issue of immigration status in relation to immigrant education is examined. The chapter recommends the adoption of immigration reform legislations that create better pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and progressive educational provisions. This chapter benefits immigrants and educational leaders in institutions of higher learning.

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