| Each year over 65,000 undocumented students graduate from high school around the country, with an estimated 5,000-8,000 students holding eligibility for the AB540 and or Assembly Bill 540 (2004). Among the highest percentile of undocumented persons who seek a college education include Mexican immigrants. Therefore, through comparative case study approach, this study investigated the role of college administrators at California's public post-secondary institutions in assisting undocumented Mexican students attain a degree. The research revealed not only are there a number of undocumented students left out of qualifying for the AB540 but the students that do meet the criteria face other struggles from assimilation to financial. The qualitative method used was the comparative case study approach, using multiple theories and conceptual frameworks such as the Latino critical race theory, racist nativism and the adult learning theory. |
