And Asian immigrants or citizens? Family size/make up and academic performance for same?
Two points: 1) look at asian families. They PRIZE education and acheivement. Even an asian immigrant will be self-sufficient if not well off after a few years of HARD WORK.
2)Poor white people have similar problems as poor blacks. BAD choices and government dependency. There are plenty of poor white women with a brood of kids from multiple fathers who provide little or nothing in child support.