GENERATIONS of EXCLUSIONGENERATIONS of EXCLUSION Mexican Americans, Assimilation, and Race EDWARD...
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GENERATIONS of EXCLUSION
Mexican Americans, Assimilation, and Race EDWARD TELLES and VILMA ORTIZ
With a foreword by JOAN MOORE
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Main research question
To what extent are Mexican Americans assimilating into U.S. society over several generations?
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Key sample and comparisons
Children 2000
Original Respondents
1965/2000
Gen. 1 21%
Gen. 2 52%
Gen. 3 27%
Gen. 2 24%
Gen. 3 52%
Gen. 4 24%
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13.1
13.1
10.4
10.0
7.4
0.0 3.0 6.0 9.0 12.0
Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Gen. 1
Original Resp
Years of education
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Education
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Earnings 5
$30,600
$37,600
$36,300
$29,300
$29,200
$25,600
$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000
Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children, 2000
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Gen. 1
Orig Resp, 1965
Annual personal earnings in 2000 dollars
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Intermarriage 6
38%
32%
18%
17%
15%
10%
0 10 20 30
Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children, 2000
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Gen. 1
Orig Resp, 2000
Percent married to a Non-Hispanic
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Ethnic identity among children 7
44%
43%
43%
10%
15%
28%
33%
30%
25%
12%
12%
5%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children, 2000
Mexican American Mexican Pan-ethnic American or other
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Education is key 8
Socio-economic background
Social capital (professionals, church, contact with school)
Catholic school
Education
Socio-economic status
Residential segregation
Intermarriage
Spanish Proficiency
Fertility
Voting
Immigration attitudes
Exp. with discrimination
Think of self as Am.
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Implications
Our findings consistent with the idea that Mexican Americans are racialized
Not fully allowed to incorporate into American society
However not in the manner or to the same extent as African Americans
But clearly less accepted than European immigrant groups of a century ago
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Main research question
To what extent are Mexican Americans assimilating into U.S. society over several generations?
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Origins 12
This story begins in 1965 to 1970 …
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How did we come to do our project?
Original materials from the 1965 Mexican American Study Project discovered in UCLA Library in late 1992
Found were surveys with names and addresses Decided to re-interview original respondents and
interview their adult children Our study would serve as a follow-up to the classic
The Mexican American People
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Key sample and comparisons
Children 2000
Original Respondents
1965/2000
Gen. 1 21%
Gen. 2 52%
Gen. 3 27%
Gen. 2 24%
Gen. 3 52%
Gen. 4 24%
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Methodology 16
Original study Interviewed in 1965 (65-66) Los Angeles and San Antonio 1500 Adults, age 18-80
Longitudinal study Re-interviewed original respondents
Interviews in 2000 (1998-2002) Selected age 18-50
Inter-generational study Adult children 0-2 children per family
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Original respondent sample 17
Searched for 1200, age 18-50
Located 79% of original respondents
Interviewed 687 original respondents
Response rate of 57%
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Adult child sample 18
Selected 0-2 children per family
Adult children, ages 30-50s
Interviewed 758 children
Response rate of 67%
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What is assimilation?
The process by which groups change and integrate after settling in a new country
Long term process which takes place over several generations
Change is inevitable, although full assimilation may not be achieved
Happens at different rates and to different extents
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How do we study assimilation?
Compare groups from different countries Other studies
Compare by generation Our study compares first, second, third, and fourth
generation
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What do we already know about assimilation?
Study of European groups who came to U.S. at the beginning of the 20th century
Found to be fully assimilated by 3rd generation Structurally, culturally, politically
Model not applicable to African Americans How does this apply to Mexican Americans?
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How does this apply to Mexican Americans?
Some argue Mexican Americans are assimilating, Taking a little longer, i.e., more generations
Others argue that Mexican Americans are racialized Treated more like a racial group Treatment based on physical characteristics Faced discrimination Not allowed to incorporate
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Major outcomes 23
Structural assimilation Like education and job status
Contact with other groups Like intermarriage and residential segregation
Ethnic identity Like preferred ethnic label
Political attitudes Like attitudes toward immigration and affirmative
action
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1. Structural assimilation
Education Socio-economic status
Earnings Homeownership
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Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Gen. 1
Original Resp
Years of education
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Education
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Earnings 26
$30,600
$37,600
$36,300
$29,300
$29,200
$25,600
$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000
Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children, 2000
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Gen. 1
Orig Resp, 1965
Annual personal earnings in 2000 dollars
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Homeownership 27
49%
58%
59%
47%
55%
54%
0 10 20 30 40 50
Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children, 2000
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Gen. 1
Orig Resp, 1965
Percent who own a home
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Summary on structural assimilation
Education does not increase with generation beyond generation 1
Indicates little assimilation on education! Socio-economic status also does not increase with
generation Little assimilation on socio-economic status! Modest earnings and homeownership for original
respondents and children
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2. Contact with other groups
Intermarriage Married to non-Hispanic
Residential segregation Live in a Hispanic neighborhood
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Intermarriage 30
38%
32%
18%
17%
15%
10%
0 10 20 30
Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children, 2000
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Gen. 1
Orig Resp, 2000
Percent married to a Non-Hispanic
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Residential segregation 31
38 %
45%
54%
38%
49%
59%
0 10 20 30 40 50
Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children, 2000
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Gen. 1
Orig Resp, 1965
Percent living in mostly Hispanic neighborhood Neighborhood is 50% or more Hispanic
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Summary on contact with other groups
Intermarriage increases with generation Remains less than 40% in generation 4 Residential segregation decreases with
generation Indicates assimilation, although somewhat slow
and incomplete
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3. Ethnic identity
Question about ethnic origins or background Categories
Mexican Mexican American, includes Chicano Pan Ethnic
Latin American/Spanish American Hispanic/Latino
American/other
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Ethnic identity among original respondents 34
43%
10%
51%
26%
15%
21%
19%
27%
25%
30%
67%
56%
26%
44%
14%
31%
11%
20%
13%
19%
10%
12%
12%
4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
2000
1965
Generation 3
2000
1965
Generation 2
2000
1965
Generation 1
Mexican American Mexican Pan-ethnic American or other
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Ethnic identity among children 35
44%
43%
43%
10%
15%
28%
33%
30%
25%
12%
12%
5%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children, 2000
Mexican American Mexican Pan-ethnic American or other
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Summary on ethnic identity
Significant change over time Used to be Latin American/Spanish Now Mexican American
Little change with generation Mostly as Mexican American Except immigrants more as Mexican
Most identify ethnically while few identify as American
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4. Political attitudes
Immigration attitudes “Mexicans should be able to immigrate”
Racial attitudes “Affirmative action is a good thing for persons of
Mexican origin”
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Attitude toward immigration 38
53%
54%
53%
56%
63%
72%
0 20 40 60
Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children 2000
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Gen. 1
Orig Resp 2000
Percent who agree that immigrants should be able to immigrate
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Attitude toward affirmative action 39
75%
73%
80%
80%
78%
85%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children, 2000
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Gen. 1
Orig Resp, 2000
Percent who agree that affirmative action is good for Mexicans
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Summary on political attitudes
Original respondents Less positive attitude toward immigration by generation
Children Little change in immigration and affirmative attitudes
by generation
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Summary on generational differences
Little assimilation on key indicators of education and socio-economic status
Some assimilation in contact with other groups Intermarriage and residential segregation increases with
generational status
Some assimilation in political attitudes Some generational differences among original respondents No generational differences among children
So if not generation, what is affecting these outcomes?
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Socio-economic status by education 42
71%
69%
59%
46%
42%
21%
0% 15% 30% 45% 60%
Own home
Family income gt $50,000
Less than HS HS graduate or some college College graduate
Among adult children
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Contact with other groups by education 43
44%
43%
22%
28%
20%
17%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Live in integrated neighbor-
hood
Inter-married
Less than HS HS graduate or some college College graduate
Among adult children
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Education
1. Socio-economic status
2. Residential segregation
3. Intermarriage
4. Spanish proficiency
5. Fertility
6. Vote
7. Immigration attitudes
8. Exp. discrimination
44 9. Think of self as American
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What affects education?
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Education
Socio-Economic
Status Parents education
Parents income Parents homeowner Number of siblings
Social Capital Knew professionals Attended church
Communicated with school
Catholic School
Cultural Language
Expectations
Segregation Residential Educational
Industrial Structure
Urban area Manufacturing
Individual Gender, Age
Skin Color
Generational status
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Summary on educational effects
Significant effects of education especially on socio-economic status
Also intermarriage, residential segregation, identity, and political attitudes related to education
Explains more than does generational status
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Why do we find little assimilation?
Low expectations toward Mexicans in society They come to the US to do least paid and lowest
status jobs
Few educational opportunities and poor educational systems Public schools Inadequate funding Tracking Teachers’ expectations
Is this an experience of racialization?
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Racial experiences among children 49
46%
66%
48%
56%
48%
59%
0% 20% 40% 60%
Experienced Discrimination
Stereotyped by others
Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4
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Implications
Our findings consistent with the idea that Mexican Americans are racialized
Not fully allowed to incorporate into American society
However not in the manner or to the same extent as African Americans
But clearly less accepted than European immigrant groups of a century ago
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Sources used to locate respondents, Los Angeles
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Personal contacts 28% Directories 14% Historical directories 9% Voter registration 34% Property 33% Marriage 14% Death 10% Drivers license 11% Other public 5% Credit header 23% Internet sources 7%
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Moved away from 1965 urban area 53
15%
2%
22%
11%
0%
10%
20%
30%
Los Angeles (17%) San Antonio (7%)
Original Respondents Children
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Located and response rates 54
Original Respondents Located 79% Response rate 57%
Children Response rate 68%
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Located by Homeowner in 1965 55
89%
68%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Homeowner Renter
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Years of Education Among Immigrant Groups
6.4 7.3 7.3
9.9
11.2
9.4 10.5 10.8 11.2
10.1
11.7
0.0
3.0
6.0
9.0
12.0
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Did Italian-Americans want to assimilate?
The group … conspicuous for its retardation in the process of assimilation is … Italians from southern Italian, including their American born children
As an illustration, the slow progress of Italians … in learning to speak English may be cited
From the immigrant’s point of view, there was no obvious need for … formal education
[A child of immigrants] states: … “when I expressed my intention of continuing with high school and … [more] education, my parents … raised an indescribable fury. Seven more years of schooling? Whoever heard of such a thing!”
the Italian in America … is least likely to “invest” in the education of his children
From Leonard Covello, The Social Background of Italo-American School Children, 1967, pp. 276, 279, 287, 307, 310
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Did Italian Americans assimilate?
Years of Education, 1980
Italians 12.7
Whites 12.7
Among men, Italian ancestry, born in the U.S., age 25 and older, census data
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Language
Speak English and Spanish
Address questions Do immigrants/Latinos/Mexicans learn English? To what extent are they bilingual?
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Speak English 60
96%
92%
49%
0 20 40 60 80 100
Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Gen. 1
Orig Resp
Percent who speak well or very well
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Speak Spanish 61
36%
40%
79%
75%
87%
98%
0 20 40 60 80 100
Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Gen. 1
Orig Resp
Percent who speak well or very well
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Speaking English and length of time in U.S.
From Ortiz in Waldinger, p 273; LA Region
72%
66%
59%
41%
0% 20% 40% 60%
> 30 years
20-30 years
10-20 years
0-10 years
Speak only English or English very well among Mexican immigrants
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Speaking English and age of coming to U.S.
From Lopez in Waldinger, p 157; LA Region, Age 25-44
14%
19%
31%
72%
83%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
30 or older
20-29
10-19
6-9
0-5
Speak only English or English very well among Latino immigrants
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Summary on Language
Mexican Americans born in the U.S. learn English! 1st generation (immigrants) speaks English less 4th generation still speaks Spanish Is bilingualism really a bad thing?
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Generation by urban area
Total Gen. 1 Gen. 2 Gen. 3
Los Angeles 434 26% 52% 22%
San Antonio 250 13% 52% 35%
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12%
23%
13%
41%
0 10 20 30 40
San Antonio
Los Angeles
Children, 2000
San Antonio
Los Angeles
Orig Resp, 2000
Union membership
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Ethnic Identity: Original Respondents and Children
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10%
15%
28%
19%
25%
67%
44%
43%
43%
43%
51%
15%
33%
30%
25%
26%
14%
11%
12%
12%
5%
13%
10%
7%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children, 2000
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Gen. 1
Orig Resp, 2000
Mexican Mexican American Pan-ethnic American or Other
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Ethnic Identity 68
10%
15%
28%
19%
25%
67%
27%
30%
56%
44%
43%
43%
43%
51%
15%
10%
26%
21%
33%
30%
25%
26%
14%
11%
44%
31%
20%
12%
12%
5%
13%
10%
7%
19%
12%
4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Gen. 4 Gen. 3 Gen. 2
Children, 2000 Gen. 3 Gen. 2 Gen. 1
Orig Resp, 2000 Gen. 3 Gen. 2 Gen. 1
Orig Resp, 1965
Mexican Mexican American Pan-ethnic American or Other
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MexicanMexicanAmerican
Pan‐ethnicAmericanor
OtherOriginalResp,1965
Genera3on1 56% 21% 20% 4%
Genera3on2 30% 26% 31% 12%
Genera3on3 27% 10% 44% 19%
OriginalResp,2000
Genera3on1 67% 15% 11% 7%
Genera3on2 25% 51% 14% 10%
Genera3on3 19% 43% 26% 13%
Children,2000
Genera3on2 28% 43% 25% 5%
Genera3on3 15% 43% 30% 12%
Genera3on4 10% 44% 33% 12%
Ethnic Identity 69
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Vote for a Republican Presidential Candidate 70
18%
17%
16%
17%
11%
6%
0 5 10 15
Gen. 4
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Children, 2000
Gen. 3
Gen. 2
Gen. 1
Orig Resp, 2000
Percent Voting for Dole (vs. Clinton) in 1996
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Ethnic Identity by Education among Children
71
5%
10%
15%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Less than HS HS graduate/some college
College graduate
Percent Identifying as American or Other
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Political Involvement by Education 72
43%
65%
80%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Less than HS HS graduate/some college
College graduate
Voting in 1996 Among Adult Children
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1965 Study
Surveyed in 1965-66 1500 respondents Los Angeles and San Antonio
900 in LA 600 in SA
Head of household or spouse Mexican origin or Spanish origin Adults between 18-80s
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Assimilation in the popular discourse
Immigrants “should assimilate” Immigrants of the past “did assimilate” Immigrants of the past “worked to assimilate” Immigrants today “don’t want to assimilate” Immigrants today “don’t try to assimilate”
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Our assumptions about assimilation
Inevitable process, thus theoretically relevant to know how much has it happened
Not a value judgment—not studying whether immigrants “should” or “want to” assimilate
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Assumptions about assimilation
In popular discourse Immigrants “should assimilate” Immigrants of the past “did assimilate” and “worked to
assimilate” Immigrants today “don’t want to assimilate” and “don’t
try to assimilate”
Sociologists Make no assumption about desire or effort to assimilate Consider it inevitable Largely by structural forces
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What is the role of race?
Race—social categories that have real/material consequences
Racialize—treated differently due to being a member of particular racial group
Racialization—the process of treating particular racial groups differently
We address whether this applies to Mexican Americans
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Summary of our book
Significant assimilation in language All Mexican Americans born in the US speak English
Other dimensions, assimilation but slow E.g., intermarriage and residential segregation
Assimilation in politics among original respondents But not among children
Key indicators of education and socio-economic status, no assimilation No increase with generational status
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Summary of our book
Slow assimilation E.g., intermarriage and residential segregation
Assimilation in politics among original respondents But not among children
Key indicators of education and socio-economic status, no assimilation No increase with generational status
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