Below you will find a list of research articles about undocumented students and the undocumented population organized by year of publication starting with the most recent. All articles are in pdf format:

 2010

Gin, K. (2010). Talking to undocumented students about sensitive subjects, Top 10 ways college counselors can help undocumented students, Five secrets to success for undocumented students, Telltale signs: Tips for identifying undocumented students, Why these students, Journal of College Admission, 206. 

Gildersleeve, R. E. (2010). Access Between and Beyond Borders, Journal of College Admission, 206, 3-10.

Gomez, C. (2010). Opportunity of a Lifetime: A Student's Perspective. Journal of College Admission, 206, 11-12.

Rincon, A. (2010). Si Se Puede! Undocumented Immigrant's Struggle for Education and Their Right to Stay, Journal of College Admission, 206, 13-18.

Rodriguez, A. (2010). The Right Thing To Do, Journal of College Admission, 206, 19.

Perez, P. (2010). College Choice Process of Latino Undocumented Students: Implications for Recruitment and Retention, Journal of College Admission, 206, 21-25.

Arriola, S., Murphy, K. (2010). Defined by Limitations,Journal of College Admission, 206, 27-28.

Chan, B. (2010). Not Just a Latino Issue, Journal of College Admission, 206, 29-31.

Perez, W. (2010). Higher Education Access for Undocumented Students: Recommendations for Counseling Professionals, Journal of College Admission, 206, 32-35.

Oseguera, L., Flores, S. M., Burciaga, E. (2010). Documenting Implementation Realities: Undocumented Immigrant Students in California and North Carolina, Journal of College Admission, 206, 37-43.

Herrington, K. (2010). American's Children, Journal of College Admission, 206, 47.

Gonzales, R. G. (2010). More Than Just Access: Undocumented Students Navigating the Postsecondary Terrain, Journal of College Admission, 206, 48-52.

Anderson, D., Blum, M. (2010). Is Higher Education Out of Reach for Qualified Undocumented Students? Journal of College Admission, 206, 53.

Godinez, J. M., Espejel, A. (2010). The Minnesota Immigrant College Access Movement: History, Policy and Recommendations to Admission Counselors, Journal of College Admission, 206, 54-57.

Gilbert, A. (2010). Quest for Education, Journal of College Admission, 206, 58-59.

Perez, W. (2010). Extending our Investments: Higher Education Access for Undocumented Students. Diversity & Democracy, 13(1), 7-9.

2009

• Perez, W. (2009). Can Undocumented Students Earn the Right to be Recognized as Americans? The Flame: The Magazine of Claremont Graduate University, 10(2), 24-27.

• Perez, W., Espinoza, R., Ramos, K., Coronado, H, Cortes, R. (2009). Academic Resilience Among Undocumented Latino Students. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 31(2), 149-181. 

• Morales, A., Herrera, S., Murry, K. (2009). Navigating the waves of social and political capriciousness: Inspiring perspectives from DREAM-Eligible immigrant students, Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 8, 1-18.

• Gonzales, R. G. (2009). Young Lives on Hold: The College Dreams of Undocumented Students. The College Board: Princeton, NJ.

• Guarneros, N., Bendezu, C., Perez Huber, L., Velez, V. N., Solorzano, D.G. (2009). Still Dreaming: Legislation and Legal Decisions Affecting Undocumented AB 540 Students. UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center: Los Angeles, CA.

• Passel, J. S., Cohn, D. (2009). A portrait of unauthorized immigrants in the United States. Pew Hispanic Center: Washington, DC.

2008

• Abrego, L. (2008). Legitimacy, Social Identity, and the Mobilization of Law: The Effects of Assembly Bill 540 on Undocumented Students in California, Law & Social Inquiry, 33(3), 709-734.

• Jauregui, J. A., Slate, J. R., Brown, M. S. (2008). Texas Community Colleges and Characteristics of a Growing Undocumented Student Population, Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 7(4), 346-355.

• Kaushal, N. (2008). In-State Tuition for the undocumented: Education Effects on Mexican Young Adults, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 27(4), 771-792.

• Butcher, K. F., Piehl, A. M. (2008). Crime, Corrections, and California: What Does Immigration Have to do with it? Public Policy Institute of California: San Francisco, CA.

• Passel, J. S., Cohn, D. (2008). Trends in Unauthorized Immigration: Undocumented Inflow Now Trails Legal Inflow. Pew Hispanic Center: Washington, DC.

• Yoshikawa, H., Godfrey, E. B., Rivera, A. C. (2008). Access to institutional resources as a measure of social exclusion: relations with family process and cognitive development in the context of immigration, New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 121, 63-86.

2007

• Sladkova, J. (2007). Expectations and Motivations of Hondurans Migrating to the United States, Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 17, 187-202.

• Bacallao, M. L., Smokowski, P. R. (2007). The costs of getting ahead: Mexican family system changes after immigration, Family Relations, 56, 52-66.

• Rassmussen, A., Rosenfeld, B., Reeves, K., Keller, A. S. (2007). The subjective experience of trauma and subsequent PTSD in a sample of undocumented immigrants, The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders, 195(2), 137-143.

• California Health Care Foundation (2007). Are Undocumented Residents a Major Drain on Public and Private Health Care Resources? California Health Care Foundation: Oakland, CA.

• Gonzales, R. G. (2007). Wasted Talent and Broken Dreams: The lost potential of undocumented students. Immigration Policy Center: Washington, DC.

• Frum, J. L. (2007). Postsecondary Educational Access for Undocumented Students: Opportunities and Constraints, American Academic, 3, 81-107

• Fortuny, K., Capps, R., Passel, J. S. (2007). The characteristics of unauthorized immigrants in California, Los Angeles County, and the United States. The Urban Institute: Washington, DC.

2006

• Abrego, L. (2006). “I can’t go to college because I don’t have papers”: Incorporation Patterns of Latino Undocumented Youth, Latino Studies, 4(3): 212-231.

• Drachman, E. (2006). Access to Higher Education for Undocumented Students, Peace Review: A journal of Social Justice, 18, 91-100.

• Lopez, J. (2006). We asked for workers and they sent us people: College-ready undocumented students and their teacher allies in North Carolina. Paper presented at the Annual Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference, Anaheim, CA.

• Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation (2006). Massachusetts Public Colleges Would Gain Millions of Dollars from Undocumented Immigrants. Boston, MA.

• Passel, J. S. (2006). The size and characteristics of the unauthorized migration population in the U.S.: Estimates based on the March 2005 Current Population Survey. Washington, DC: Pew Hispanic Center.

• Perry, A. M. (2006). Sustantive members should receive financial aid. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 5(4), 1-25.

• Perry, A. M. (2006). Toward a Theoretical Framework for Membership: The Case of Undocumented Immigrants and Financial Aid for Postsecondary Education, The Review of Higher Education, 30(1), 21-40.

• Ragan, L. J. C. (2006). Educating the undocumented: providing legal status for undocumented students, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 34(2), 485-517.

• Strayhorn, C. K. (2006). Undocumented Immigrants in Texas: A Financial Analysis of the impact to the state budget and economy. Office of the Texas Comptroller: Austin, TX.

2005

• Olivas, M. A. (2005). Plyer v. Doe, the Education of Undocumented Children, and the Polity. In D. Martin, P. Schunk (Eds.), Immigration Stories, 197-220. Foundation Press.

• Sullivan, M. M., Rehm, R. (2005). Mental Health of Undocumented Mexican Immigrants: A Review of the Literature, Advances in Nursing Science, 28(3), 240-251.

• Protopsaltis, S. (2005). Undocumented Immigrant Students and Access to Higher Education: An Overview of Federal and State Policy. The Bell Policy Center: Denver, CO.

• Arango, J., Jachimowicz, M. (2005). Regularizing Immigrants in Spain: A New Approach. Migration Policy Institute: Washington, DC.

• Biswas, R. R. (2005). Access to Community College for Undocumented Immigrants: A Guide for State Policymakers. Jobs for the Future: Boston, MA.

• Bugarin, DeBry, Jones (2005). Undocumented immigrants: An annotated bibliography. California Research Bureau: Sacramento, CA.

• Capps, R., Fix, M., Murray, J., Ost, J., Passel, J. S., Herwantoro, S. (2005). The new demography of America’s schools: Immigration and the No Child Left Behind Act. The Urban Institute: Washington, DC.

• Gandara, P. (2005). Fragile Futures: Risk and Vulnerability Among Latino High Achievers. Educational Testing Service: Princeton, NJ.

2004

• Stevenson, A. (2004). Dreaming of an equal future for immigrant children: federal and state initiatives to improve undocumented students’ access to postsecondary education, Arizona Law Review, 46, 551-580.

• Olivas, M. A. (2004). IIRIRA, The DREAM Act, and Undocumented College Student Residency, Journal of College and University Law, 30(2), 435-464.

• Salsbury, J. (2004). Evading “Residence”: Undocumented students, higher education, and the states, American University Law Review, 53, 459-490.

• Yates, L. S. (2004). Plyer v. Doe and the rights of undocumented immigrants to higher education: Should undocumented students be eligible for in-state college tuition rates? Washington University Law Quarterly, 82, 585-609.

2003

• Mehta, C., Ali, A. (2003). Education for all: Chicago’s Undocumented Immigrants and their access to higher education. Center for Urban Economic Development, University of Illinois: Chicago, IL.

• Fix, M., Passel, J. S. (2003). U.S. Immigration: Trends and Implications for Schools. The Urban Institute: Washington, DC.

• Gonzalez, M. S., Plata, O., Garcia, E., Torres, M., Urrieta, L. (2003). Testimonios de Inmigrantes: Students Educating Future Teachers, Journal of Latinos and Education, 2(4), 233-243.

• Solis, J. (2003). Re-Thinking Illegality as a violence against, not by Mexican immigrants, children, and youth, Journal of Social Issues, 59(1), 15-31.

2002

•  Chupina-Orantes, S. M. (2002). Family support among undocumented Central American immigrants: A grounded theory. Doctoral Dissertation: Iowa State University.

2001

• Dozier, S.B. (2001). Undocumented and Documented International Students: A comparative study of their academic performance, Community College Review, 29(2), 43-53.

1999

• Morse, S. C., Ludovina, F. S. (1999). Responding to undocumented children in the schools. ERIC Digest: Charleston, WV.

1995

• Dozier, S.B. (1995).  Undocumented Immigrant Students at an Urban Community College: A Demographic and Academic Profile, Migration World, 23(1/2), 20-22.

• Olivas, M. A. (1995). Storytelling out of school: Undocumented College Residency, race, and reaction, Hastings Constitutional Quarterly, 22, 1019-1086.

1988

• Olivas, M. A. (1988). Administering Intentions: Law, Theory, and Practice of Postsecondary Residency Requirements. Journal of Higher Education, 59(3), 263-290.