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This literature review examines issues related to the immigrant population at the community college. It centers on first-generation immigrants, including naturalized citizens, legal permanent residents, individuals who are in the process of legalizing their immigration status gand persons residing unlawfully in the United States. The review considers questions of access, educational attainment, and institutional services, policies, and programs introduced with specific attention to the needs of immigrant students.

Jeffrey Reed, United States Naval Academy Whether indirectly from governmental and non-governmental organizations or directly from higher education institutions, students receive messages that they should study abroad. Studying in a foreign country is considered essential if students are to be marketable to future employers and prepared to lead the U.S. into a new era. Despite the presence of such messages, the understanding of what it means to be absent from the undergraduate student population willing and able to study in a foreign country is severely limited. Importantly, what are the perceptions and experiences of students who repeatedly hear the value of study abroad and who, at the same time, are not willing and/or able to participate? The purpose of this critical