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Immigration Lowers College Participation Rates in Utah
May 10, 2006 by Julie Rose

Fewer Young People Headed to Campus
(KCPW News) Fewer young people are going to college in Utah, and a new study suggests that's a result of immigration.

University of Utah economist Pam Perlich says Hispanics make up the largest percentage of Utah's foreign-born population. Her report to the State Board of Regents indicates Hispanic immigrants are less likely to have a high school diploma than white non-Hispanics. Furthermore, she says the majority of Hispanic immigrants of college-age come to Utah to work, not seek higher education. Perlich predicts Hispanics will make up 20 percent of Utah's population by 2010. Her report warns the State Board of Regents that increasing immigration will have a significant impact on Utah's higher education system in the coming decade.