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That's not the obvious conclusion, it seems like you might be projecting. Immigrants are a biased sample (they have enough money to leave the country of their b
by drekk 5y ago
That's not the obvious conclusion, it seems like you might be projecting. Immigrants are a biased sample (they have enough money to leave the country of their birth, enough education to get a visa, etc)
Nigerian immigrants have higher educational attainment when compared to Nigerian-Americans that were born citizens. It doesn't mean Nigerians born in the US are lazy, only that they are operating under different circumstances. The idea that Asians are just inherently good at math or whatever is incredibly offensive, these things are a product of nurture not nature.
- mrcrumb1 5y agoI'm not sure where you got the idea that I was implying anything about innate characteristics of racial groups. I was trying to point out that the picture the article and the parent comment were painting was too simplistic. In general, I don't think any of those groups try harder than the rest and so saying something like "people shouldn't get butt-hurt over this unless they are willing to put the same time and effort in" is ignoring a lot of what goes into the dynamics at play here.