1. Mexican americans
Rios-Bustamante, an assistant professor and research coordinator of Mexican-American Studies at the University of Arizona, states, "`We"re thought of as a working-class people, and there is an idea that because we are a working-class people, we are uninterested in education."" Bustamante indicates that with many Mexican-Americans employed in low-paying jobs, white Americans assume they have little interest in education, and thus, have no desire to achievee more competitive professional employment. ... Of over 15,000 Mexican-Americans in the San Diego schools, 25.2 percent dropped out, com...
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