The Immigrant Paradox – Neatorama

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Brown University – “The Immigrant Paradox

NY Times columnist David Brooks asks: Are new immigrants wrecking the social fabric of the United States? Or is it the other way around? Is America corrupting them instead?

Back in 2010, researchers from Brown University have noticed that first generation immigrant children generally outperform second and third generation immigrant children, despite having the largest linguistic and cultural barriers. They call this “Immigrant Paradox”:

Source: The Immigrant Paradox – Neatorama