Wednesday, April 06, 2011

Studies of immigrant success skewed?

Reports that Mexican immigrants may not be doing well in this country could be incorrect. New studies show that they are quite successful. - - Donna Poisl

from upi.com

CHICAGO, April 5 (UPI) -- Descendants of Mexican immigrants in the United States may be making better socioeconomic progress than many studies indicate, researchers say.

Some recent studies have raised red flags about the economic progress of Mexican-Americans, saying third- and fourth-generation Mexican-Americans are no more likely to graduate high school than second-generation Mexican-Americans, with wages stagnating after the second generation as well.
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