Plagarizing myself from previously re: assimilation-
When my grandparents came here in the '20's, they were ghettoized. I know that for a fact because I remember the neighborhood where they lived till I was in my early teens. However, they were so glad to have been given a place here that they assimilated as much has was needed. Some assimilated more and sooner than others, but all assimilated enough to work and take care of themselves...by the way, NO social legislation was in place for anyone who fell through the cracks. You would sink or swim on your own efforts and merits. They even looked down on their own who failed to take advantage of what they regarded as golden and abundant opportunities here. It worked, all moved away from their first circumstances and attained conditions much better. This in one generation or so. I think if the second world war did not intervene, many would have succeeded sooner, my father for certain. But he saw his duty and went. Also, when he returned home, and like his own father he took a job in a steel mill in the filthiest and most dangerous conditions you can think of, but he got out of where he started and so did his parents, with the help of the children. So our father took care of us and took care of his parents and siblings as well. This after playing craps with his life in Europe against the 'other' Nazis. All of civilization stares these murdering terrorists in the face as an indelible lesson and they STILL don't get it!!!