In the following sections I will provide an overview of the existing literature which provides evidence that undocumented students are enrolling in college, however, a lack of financial aid support appears to be counterproductive to these effects. I will provide an overview of the literature through a CRT lens. Specifically, I will dwell into an analysis of the literature through my life history experience, voice, and perspective as an undocumented student (Salazar and Bagley, 2010). I will conclude with some final thoughts concerning the educational future of undocumented students.
In-state tuition policies increase the likelihood of college enrollment Findings from a recent study based on two nationally representative data sources, the …show more content…
In other words, undocumented students might be receiving the message that some state governments want them to succeed academically. Or perhaps the parents of these students are encouraging them to take advantage of the opportunities that are being afforded to them by these states. In either case, more high school graduates could potentially increase undocumented Latino students’ postsecondary educational enrollment …show more content…
This finding is supported by a study that found undocumented Latino students (ages 21 to 24) were 4.85 times more likely to enroll in college when living in states that provide undocumented students with in-state tuition rates than their peers living in restrictive states through out the Southwest (Flores, 2010b). Flores (2010b) maintains that there was limited evidence that in-state tuition policy had an effect on younger undocumented Latino students (ages 18 to 21). These findings stand in contrast to Darolia and Potochnick (2015) observations which indicated younger students had a higher likelihood of enrolling in