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Immigrant Paradox in the United States
- hunglee2 3y ago"recent immigrants often outperform more established immigrants and non-immigrants on a number of health-, education-, and conduct- or crime-related outcomes, despite the numerous barriers they face to successful social integration" because it is because of those barriers to social integration that spurs 1st generational immigrant success. My parents arrived, and didn't do anything but work, as there was nothing else to do. Not a great life for them, but set us 2nd generation kids to level up to middle class.
- raverbashing 3y agoI'm very weary of statistics that bucket all immigrants the same, but regardless Why is this a paradox? Immigrating requieres more than a modicum of effort (regardless of the way) so you're self selecting for people with more initiative as a start People that "tried nothing and ran out of ideas" are not an exact blueprint for success