Higher Ed Immigration Portal is a digital and informative platform that integrates data, policies and resources on undocumented students, recipients of Deferred Action (DACA) or refugees.
Through Higher Ed Immigration Portal, one of the most complete portals for undocumented, international and refugee students, it is possible to access to information about policies and resources related to your education. The site shows information on all the states and their characteristics to study at the university. The main mission of this portal is the dissemination and formulation of federal policies on education and promote changes at the state and local levels. Higher Ed Immigration provides tools to inform immigration policies that expand access to higher education for non-citizens.
The portal initially exposes a map with each of the states identified by one of the seven colors that indicate the facilities or difficulties faced by undocumented students to enter university, tuition costs, financial support, among other aspects.
States such as California, Nevada, Colorado, Texas or New York are part of the category that provides comprehensive access to university education, that is, they can request financial support at the state level and have access to state tuition. Instead, states like Florida, Kansas, among others, offer accessibility for undocumented students in college.
The rest of the classifications proposed by the portal in equity of access to university for undocumented students are, limited access, limited access to DACA, without state policies, restrictive and prohibited. In the latter there are only three states: Alabama, South Carolina or Georgia. However, there are 17 states that allow comprehensive access to undocumented students.
The portal allows you to select any state to find out detailed information on access to higher education for students without documents. Selecting a state displays the total numbers of students in higher education, first and second generation immigrant students, and international students. It also details information on undocumented immigrants who graduate from high school each year, as well as DACA-eligible students who are already in college.
Higher Ed Immigration Portal has specific and detailed information for each state regarding state policies, data, practices and resources by state, in-state tuition costs, costs for students without in-state tuition, among other relevant information for undocumented students seeking to enter college in their state or if they need to pursue opportunities in another.
We recommend the following tools:
- Map of states that offer in-state tuition access to undocumented students:
https://www.higheredimmigrationportal.org/data-tools/ - Information on policies involving education and immigration:
https://www.higheredimmigrationportal.org/resources/policies/ - Resources for undocumented students and/or DACA recipients:
https://www.higheredimmigrationportal.org/areas/daca-undocumented-students/ - Research generated by specialists in the field:
https://www.higheredimmigrationportal.org/resources/research/
