Study: Hispanic Immigrants Succeed with Education, Time

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Hispanic immigrant are succeeding in Houston the longer they spend in the United States, according to a new study.

The study, by Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, showed that, over time, “Hispanics are assimilating by nearly all measures, from increasing their salaries to graduating more frequently from high school and purchasing more of their own homes,” the Houston Chronicle reports.

Education has been a key, according to the study.

Most Hispanic immigrants in Houston, which has and under-age-20 population that is 50% Hispanics, came to the city without a high-school diploma.

But their rates of education, homeownership, and income all improved. These gains extended to the immigrants’ second and third generations, although the gains were more slight by the third generation.

“If you give a kid quality education they’re going to succeed,” Angela Valenzuela, a UT education professor, told the Houston Chronicle.