A few years ago, Americans started to notice a distinct pattern between a student’s academic performance and his/her immigration status. This became a subject of research, the results of which were printed in a Penn State paper.
The 2013 report observed that the immigration status of Mexican American mothers had a profound effect on all educational achievements of their children and grandchildren. The conclusions were drawn based on a large-scale survey of second-generation Mexican adults across Los Angeles.
Results showed that children of Mexican women, who entered the border as authorized immigrants, averaged two additional schooling years than the ones whose mothers came to US illegally. Researchers further concluded that the education gap between native white Americans and third-generation Mexicans is closely tied to their grandparents’ unauthorized status.
The fact that immigration status played a critical role in education status was a topic of debate. But, in 2013, all that changed with a comprehensive research on the subject. The researchers noted that the fact that most of the Mexican-origin children fall behind their American-born counterparts, in terms of education, indicates the legal status of one’s parents and/or grandparents.
The purpose of this study was to offer guidance on the ongoing national debate on immigration reforms and border protection. The extent to which a parent’s or grandparent’s immigration status in the US affects their child’ or grandchild’s education warrants more and more attention in the future.
This, in turn, leads to another debate on whether the children of illegal immigrants should be granted a legal status by the US and, if granted, will it help them pursue their education in any way? The research paper suggests that there are clear and defined pathways that can legalize and boost Mexican-American education in the country.
In this regard, any legislation that will enable Mexican-Americans to avail full societal membership will not only help immigrants themselves, but also improve the lot of their children and grandchildren. This does not, however, in any way, encourage illegal immigration.
The key is to facilitate legal immigration into the country so as to reduce college dropout rates of Mexican-American students and increase their time in school.
The study observed all possible trajectories relating to parental immigration status. In at least 10% of the cases, a mother born in US was married to a legal Mexican immigrant. About 44% of the sample belonged to a parent that crossed the border illegally.
Researchers observed that children of legal immigrants fared better in school, performed well in their academics and, on an average, spent more years pursuing education, as compared to those hailing from families of one or more illegal immigrants.
In the United States, immigration remains a heated debate. The impact of immigrants on society is well-documented, in terms of promoting diversity and changing job market, as well as in terms of rise in unemployment and crime stats.
Whether the influx of legal immigrants will have any impact on future Americans born to immigrant parent(s) remains to be seen. US citizenship and immigration services in San Diego will, however, facilitate and promote legal immigrants in to the country.
Source: http://news.psu.edu/story/278000/2013/05/29/research/immigration-status-affects-educational-achievement
Results showed that children of Mexican women, who entered the border as authorized immigrants, averaged two additional schooling years than the ones whose mothers came to US illegally. Researchers further concluded that the education gap between native white Americans and third-generation Mexicans is closely tied to their grandparents’ unauthorized status.
The fact that immigration status played a critical role in education status was a topic of debate. But, in 2013, all that changed with a comprehensive research on the subject. The researchers noted that the fact that most of the Mexican-origin children fall behind their American-born counterparts, in terms of education, indicates the legal status of one’s parents and/or grandparents.
The purpose of this study was to offer guidance on the ongoing national debate on immigration reforms and border protection. The extent to which a parent’s or grandparent’s immigration status in the US affects their child’ or grandchild’s education warrants more and more attention in the future.
This, in turn, leads to another debate on whether the children of illegal immigrants should be granted a legal status by the US and, if granted, will it help them pursue their education in any way? The research paper suggests that there are clear and defined pathways that can legalize and boost Mexican-American education in the country.
In this regard, any legislation that will enable Mexican-Americans to avail full societal membership will not only help immigrants themselves, but also improve the lot of their children and grandchildren. This does not, however, in any way, encourage illegal immigration.
The key is to facilitate legal immigration into the country so as to reduce college dropout rates of Mexican-American students and increase their time in school.
The study observed all possible trajectories relating to parental immigration status. In at least 10% of the cases, a mother born in US was married to a legal Mexican immigrant. About 44% of the sample belonged to a parent that crossed the border illegally.
Researchers observed that children of legal immigrants fared better in school, performed well in their academics and, on an average, spent more years pursuing education, as compared to those hailing from families of one or more illegal immigrants.
In the United States, immigration remains a heated debate. The impact of immigrants on society is well-documented, in terms of promoting diversity and changing job market, as well as in terms of rise in unemployment and crime stats.
Whether the influx of legal immigrants will have any impact on future Americans born to immigrant parent(s) remains to be seen. US citizenship and immigration services in San Diego will, however, facilitate and promote legal immigrants in to the country.
Source: http://news.psu.edu/story/278000/2013/05/29/research/immigration-status-affects-educational-achievement