Why do African immigrants do better in the US than African Americans? I'm trying to find sources for income/educational attainment of immigrants *when they come over*, but am only finding sources of *what they have today*.
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Maybe, but this doesn't seem to be clear from what I'm reading? 22% are refugees; besides that, most look like they're sent over by their families to get a college degree here and then send money back to help the families until the families can join them here too.
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Even refugees that make it into western countries (so to speak) tend to be well off to begin with. People without skills and/ or money do not tend to make it out of their region.
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My parents were not rich or even middle class in Ghana, neither were anyone in their social circle in the states. They came in the 70s.
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If you lived in Africa and had a bunch of kids, which child would you choose to send over to America for a college degree? Keep in mind that the financial security of the rest of your family might depend on that decision.
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I've heard the same arguments about Indian immigrants so I'm inclined to say it's somewhere in the middle - you have to be well off enough to afford applying for a visa and know the immigration process, and poor enough to want to start from scratch again
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