Compared to other immigrant groups? No. Compared to their parents? Yes.
Immigration to the U.S. is, at its heart, about one thing: the search for a better life—the search for better safety, work, and education, for the immigrants themselves and for their children and their children’s children.
In 2015, the Hispanic population in the U.S. reached a high of 55 million. With that, the group now represents about 17 percent of the total population, and numbers are still growing. A recent blog post from Nathan Joo and Richard Reeves of the Brookings Institution takes a look at how this demographic is faring economically. Are they finding that better life? Will their children?
The data are mixed. READ MORE AT THE ATLANTIC
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