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Education
The education of people of Mexican origin in
the United States lags well behind the U.S. norm.
In 2000, 86.6 percent of native-born Americans had
graduated from high school. The rates for the
foreign-born population in the United States
varied from 94.9 percent for Africans, 83.8
percent for Asians, 49.6 percent for Latin
Americans overall, and down to 33.8 percent for
Mexicans, who ranked lowest.
Education of Mexican
Americans by Generation (1989-90)
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First
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Second
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Third
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Fourth
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All Americans *
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No high school degree (%)
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69.9
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51.5
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33.0
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41.0
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23.5
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High school degree (%)
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24.7
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39.2
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58.5
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49.4
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30.4
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Post high school degree (%)
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5.4
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9.3
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8.5
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9.6
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45.1
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* Except Mexican
Americans, 1990
Source: Rodolfo O.
De la Garza, Angelo Falcón, P. Chris García's
"Mexican Immigrants, Mexican Americans, and
American Political Culture," in Barry Edmonston
and Jeffrey S. Passell's (eds.) Immigration and
Ethnicity: The Integration of America's Newest
Arrivals (Washington: Urban Institute Press,
1994); and "Census of Population: Persons of
Hispanic Origin in the United States," Washington:
U.S. Census Bureau, 1990)
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Economic Status
Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans lag
behind the rest of the nation and other immigrant
groups on a variety of economic indicators,
including managerial and prefessional occupations,
home ownership, and household income.
Managerial/Professional
Positions as a Percentage of Employed Members of
Immigrant Groups (2000)
Source: A. Dianne Schmidley, U.S. Census
Bureau, Current Population Reports, Profile of
the Foreign-Born Population in the United
States: 2000, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC, 2001
Home Ownership and
Income of Mexican Americans, by Generation
(1989-90)
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First
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Second
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Third
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Fourth
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All Americans
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Homeowner (%)
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30.6
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58.6
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44.1
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40.3
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64.1*
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Household Income of $50,000 or more (%)
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7.1
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10.5
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11.2
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10.7
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24.8**
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*1990, Includes
Mexican Americans. **1990, Excludes Mexican
Americans.
Source: De la Garza
et al., 1994; "Current Population Survey, March
1990" (Washington: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990); and
"Census of Population: Persons of Hispanic Origin
in the United States," 1990 |
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Intermarriage
In 1977, 31 percent of all U.S. marriages
involving Hispanic crossed ethnic lines, compared
to only 25.5 percent in 1994 and 28.3 percent in
2000. As the absolute number of Mexican immigrants
increases and their high birthrate produces more
children, the opportunities for them to marry each
other will increase.
Percentage of
Asian and Hipanic Women Married Outside of their
Ethnic Group (1994)
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Asian
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Hispanic
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First Generation (%)
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18.6
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8.4
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Second Generation (%)
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29.2
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26.4
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Third Generation (%)
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41.5
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33.2
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Source: Gregory
Rodriguez, "From Newcomers to New Americans: The
successful Integration of Immigrants into American
Society" (Washington: National Immigration Forum,
1999), citing "Current Population Survey, June
1994" (Washington: U.S. Census Bureau, 1994) |
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| The Hispanic
Challenge |
| SIDEBAR: Failure
to Assimilate |
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Education
The education of people of Mexican origin in
the United States lags well behind the U.S. norm.
In 2000, 86.6 percent of native-born Americans had
graduated from high school. The rates for the
foreign-born population in the United States
varied from 94.9 percent for Africans, 83.8
percent for Asians, 49.6 percent for Latin
Americans overall, and down to 33.8 percent for
Mexicans, who ranked lowest.
Education of Mexican
Americans by Generation (1989-90)
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First
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Second
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Third
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Fourth
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All Americans *
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No high school degree (%)
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69.9
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51.5
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33.0
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41.0
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23.5
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High school degree (%)
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24.7
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39.2
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58.5
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49.4
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30.4
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Post high school degree (%)
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5.4
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9.3
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8.5
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9.6
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45.1
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* Except Mexican
Americans, 1990
Source: Rodolfo O.
De la Garza, Angelo Falcón, P. Chris García's
"Mexican Immigrants, Mexican Americans, and
American Political Culture," in Barry Edmonston
and Jeffrey S. Passell's (eds.) Immigration and
Ethnicity: The Integration of America's Newest
Arrivals (Washington: Urban Institute Press,
1994); and "Census of Population: Persons of
Hispanic Origin in the United States," Washington:
U.S. Census Bureau, 1990)
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Economic Status
Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans lag
behind the rest of the nation and other immigrant
groups on a variety of economic indicators,
including managerial and prefessional occupations,
home ownership, and household income.
Managerial/Professional
Positions as a Percentage of Employed Members of
Immigrant Groups (2000)
Source: A. Dianne Schmidley, U.S. Census
Bureau, Current Population Reports, Profile of
the Foreign-Born Population in the United
States: 2000, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC, 2001
Home Ownership and
Income of Mexican Americans, by Generation
(1989-90)
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First
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Second
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Third
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Fourth
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All Americans
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Homeowner (%)
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30.6
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58.6
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44.1
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40.3
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64.1*
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Household Income of $50,000 or more (%)
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7.1
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10.5
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11.2
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10.7
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24.8**
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*1990, Includes
Mexican Americans. **1990, Excludes Mexican
Americans.
Source: De la Garza
et al., 1994; "Current Population Survey, March
1990" (Washington: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990); and
"Census of Population: Persons of Hispanic Origin
in the United States," 1990 |
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Intermarriage
In 1977, 31 percent of all U.S. marriages
involving Hispanic crossed ethnic lines, compared
to only 25.5 percent in 1994 and 28.3 percent in
2000. As the absolute number of Mexican immigrants
increases and their high birthrate produces more
children, the opportunities for them to marry each
other will increase.
Percentage of
Asian and Hipanic Women Married Outside of their
Ethnic Group (1994)
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Asian
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Hispanic
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First Generation (%)
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18.6
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8.4
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Second Generation (%)
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29.2
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26.4
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Third Generation (%)
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41.5
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33.2
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Source: Gregory
Rodriguez, "From Newcomers to New Americans: The
successful Integration of Immigrants into American
Society" (Washington: National Immigration Forum,
1999), citing "Current Population Survey, June
1994" (Washington: U.S. Census Bureau, 1994) |
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