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"It's an interesting argument that I've heard many times in different ways." I wasn't making an argument; merely asking for numbers and explaining why the exis
by jeffdavis 14y ago
"It's an interesting argument that I've heard many times in different ways."
I wasn't making an argument; merely asking for numbers and explaining why the existing numbers may be deceptive.
"a lack of evidence for second and third generation immigrants being significantly better off."
Do you have some numbers to back that up? I'd like to see them broken down by country of origin, if possible.
- bhntr3 14y agoI guess I was inferring a counter argument to "the middle class is declining" which goes something like "the middle class is changing and not the same types of people now that it was then." Young people studying longer, settling down later, more immigration, etc. I went on a quest to find the numbers years ago and those were the conclusions I came back with. The numbers are messy. I wish I had them or remembered what I read to form those conclusions. I'm actually drawn to this question because I thought of trying to make a website that drew together the data with visualization and statistical analysis. If you find the data please being it back and share it. EDIT: Actually the Wikipedia article on social mobility in the US is a pretty good start. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socio-economic_mobility_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socio-economic_mobility_in_the_...