In other areas, immigrants make education a priority. They still believe in the "American Dream" and push their kids beyond the bounds of the school.
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Native born families with academically successful children are doing the same. They are making education a priority. They believe in the American Dream, and they push their kids beyond the bounds of school.
If the child is academically successful the above is true whether native born, immigrant, poor, rich, white, black, or any shade in between.
I know families here in NY whose kids take the subway 2 hours a day each way to and from school. That's a four hour commute. Tough stuff. But most of them are immigrants.