09/12/2008

Immigrant Children Are Assimilating

Amid the nation's often furious debate over immigration, a new study sheds light on whether immigrants are assimilating as they have in the past. According to National Public Radio (NPR), the answer is an unequivocal "yes." In a report, "Inheriting the City: The Children of Immigrants Come of Age," NPR sees more than the tendency of many immigrant parents to push their children to succeed.

While that's long been the case, and while some immigrants are relatively uneducated themselves, NPR also says they are often adept at navigating the system to help their children get ahead. And because it's considered acceptable for children to live with their parents through their 20s, their families can benefit economically from that. Nevertheless, the study indicates that native-born minorities in the United States continue to face difficulties, with the children of illegal immigrants often encountering a punitive climate. NPR's report includes the fact that, as of 2005, about one-fourth of all Americans younger than 18 who were born in the U.S. had at least one immigrant parent.

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