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Old 06-04-2006, 08:48 PM  
Drake
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Just one last point about the Asian comparison. Some things to consider:

-Asian immigrants to the U.S. tend to be already highly educated and from the middle or upper class

-Asians represent 3% of the population so when the percentage is this small, many factors can skewer the composition of a minority

-Unlike blacks, Asians have migrated to the U.S. voluntarily. Unlike native black and white populations. They do this strictly to get ahead.

" In 1994, the individual Asian-American poverty rate was 15.3 percent, compared to a national rate of 14.5 percent, and a white rate of 12.2 percent. (10) In fact, the poverty rate for Asians in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York is nearly twice as high as that of whites. (11) Leaders of the Asian-American community complain that, because of the "model minority" myth, their poverty programs have been drastically underfunded compared to other communities. Thus, needy cries for help among Asian-Americans are going unmet."

-with regard to IQ which always finds it's way into these discussions note this: "In the U.S. during the early 1900s, Asians -- like Jews -- scored much lower on IQ tests than native whites. Their tests scores improved over time as highly educated immigrants continued arriving in the U.S., and their social positions improved. "
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