I know a lot of Indian-Americans and Ukrainian-Americans for whom this is the norm. Step one: arrive in the United States as a child. Step two: a childhood of

I know a lot of Indian-Americans and Ukrainian-Americans for whom this is the norm. Step one: arrive in the United States as a child. Step two: a childhood of grinding poverty. Step three: make tons of money in STEM. It happens with extreme regularity. It is the rule, not the exception. Ok - maybe I’m exaggerating a bit. I’m sure some of them don’t “make it.” Someone is staffing those food vans. But it’s not unusual either.