ABSTRACT

First-generation immigrants (FGIs) are eager to achieve the American dream and acquire the advantages a bachelor’s degree affords. FGIs compared to their second-generation, third-generation and native peers fare better educationally. But, this comparison obscures across racial variation within a single-nativity status. As such, it is important to understand what mechanisms might produce inequality in college access among FGIs. One mechanism may be differences in how schools support students for college-going. The content of support may vary if racial stereotypes affect how support is given. Such variations could be decisive for FGIs’ educational trajectories. We find that Latinx and black FGIs are less likely than other FGIs to enroll in bachelor-degree programs. The content of school support is a mechanism that can help partially explain this differential for black FGIs. Our findings indicate that how schools support black FGIs for college-going is different and is likely at least implicitly racially biased.

摘要

第一代移民（FGI）渴望实现美国梦，并获得学士学位所提供的优势。与第二代，第三代和本地同龄人相比，FGI在教育上表现更好。但是，这种比较掩盖了在单个出生状态下的种族差异。因此，重要的是要了解哪些机制可能导致FGI之间的大学入学不平等。一种机制可能是学校在支持学生升读大学方面的差异。如果种族刻板印象影响给予支持的方式，则支持的内容可能会有所不同。这样的变化对于FGIs的教育轨迹可能具有决定性作用。我们发现，与其他FGI相比，Latinx和Black FGI加入学士学位课程的可能性较小。学校支持的内容是可以帮助部分解释黑人FGI差异的一种机制。我们的发现表明，学校如何支持黑人FGI参加大学学习是不同的，并且至少可能存在种族偏见。