Obviously - you and your family ASSIMILATED...
Obviously - you and your family took full advantage of the opportunity to SUCCEED..
I didn’t interpret the article to damn all immigrants, but to point out that too many failing immigrants allow their “culture” to stand between them and that which is POSSIBLE in America..
I’m a first generation American myself....and the first on either side of my family to get an education past the 8th grade!
No, I know you didn’t interpret the article that way either. I was just pointing out how I felt toward immigrants who refuse to assimilate and instead dwell in the kind of subculture that dooms them to a cycle of poverty. Many Hispanics here in L.A. are compelled to never rise above their class, which is funny because in Mexico, status is everything. If you are a doctor or an engineer, everyone respects you. It’s a bit odd to me how when many come here, many (not all) fail to take advantage and progress.