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Title: Just beyond Reach: A Study on Access to in-State Tuition and Enrollment after Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Part I: Individually Reported Hispanic Non-Citizen Enrollment & Part II: Institutionally Reported Hispanic Student and Non-Resident Alien
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Publication Year: 2020
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Abstract: Following its implementation in mid-2012, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals served as both a temporary reprieve from deportation for many undocumented youth in the United States and as a doorway to post-secondary education and careers beyond. However, for DACA recipients and other undocumented individuals living in the majority of U.S. states, cost of attendance and tuition remained a major impediment. This three-part quantitative study engages in a post-DACA analysis of the effect of state tuition equity policies on enrollment of likely undocumented students. Focusing on the period between mid-2012 and end of 2016, the study involves a range of bivariate and multivariate statistical tests to identify and assess differences in enrollment and persistence over time based on multiple publicly accessible government datasets including both individual and institutional data on enrollment and persistence (continued enrollment in subsequent year) in post-secondary (tertiary) education. The subparts of this study analyze enrollment data from individuals and academic institutions in California, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, Texas, and Washington. Overall, the study found statistically significant increases in enrollment in states that changed in-state tuition subsidy policies during the DACA-era,2 but did not find increased likelihood of student persistence in policy change states.
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Authors: Dennis, Johanna K. P.
Periodical (Full): Journal of Law in Society
Issue: 1
Volume: 20
Pages: 1-102
Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS CPS
Topics: Education, Migration and Immigration
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