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The challenge of successfully integrating the growing number of immigrant students in U.S. schools is further complicated by the issue of documentation. While the Supreme Court guaranteed elementary and secondary education to undocumented children in 1982, the Plyler v. Doe ruling did not address what would become of these youth after high school.
Today, it is estimated that about 65,000 undocumented students graduate from U.S. high schools each year to encounter significant barriers to higher education and continued development. As a result, only a small fraction of these youth attend college. American in identity and spirit, if not on paper, unauthorized students share the aspirations and ambitions of their American-born peers, but due to their legal status their social mobility is severely restricted after high school graduation. The College Board is committed to expanding educational opportunities for this segment of our nation's youth, who have the potential to make significant contributions to the economy, democracy, and society in general.
