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The last several decades have seen a significant increase in immigration to the United States. Today, more than 20% of American children age 17 and younger have at least one foreign-born parent, and about 30% of these children are themselves foreign-born.Immigrant youths in the United States tend to adapt extremely well to their new surroundings. Researchers report that immigrant students often perform in school as well or better than their US-born classmates. Studies assessing psychological adjustment reveal similar findings: Foreign-born students are less likely to abuse alcohol or break the law, and they demonstrate relatively higher levels of self-esteem than their US-born peers.The following quotations are responses from overachieving immigrant middle school students when asked by interviewers to explain their success:Student 1, eighth-grade valedictorian: "When my mother first came to the United States from China, she spent all her time working, trying to earn a living to support her three children. I know how much she has sacrificed, and I am so grateful that I am willing to do just about anything for her."Student 2, a straight-A student: "[In my neighborhood] everyone knows everyone. They all know what I am up to, so I want to make a good impression and have them think highly of me. I also want to represent my community well to others."Even though immigrant families are often more prosperous in the United States than they were in their home countries, they still often struggle financially, typically due to parental language barriers. The impressive adaptations of immigrant students occur despite impoverished circumstances; their parents tend to emphasize the importance of education as a means to attaining prosperity, reminding their children that they immigrated to provide their children with access to better education than was available in their homeland. Immigrant children tend to internalize their parents' attitude toward educational achievement.Members of ethnic minorities in the United States also stress loyalty to family and community over self, so children feel a strong sense of gratitude and allegiance to their parents. Immigrant parents with successful children have usually formed close relationships with members of their ethnic community; members of ethnic enclaves tend to demonstrate consensus on values and exert an unusually high level of control over the children's behavior through regular monitoring.
L. E. Berk. Child Development © 2006 Pearson
-As described in the passage, the success of immigrant youths:
A) appears to be the result of social and economic capital.
B) appears to result from social reproduction and intersectionality.
C) demonstrates intergenerational and intragenerational mobility.
D) demonstrates class consciousness and false consciousness.
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