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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (399566)	7/17/2008 4:41:44 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578145

Ted, > America proudly proclaims itself the nation of immigrants but it doesn't want to foot to bill to get those immigrants onto equal footing with the rest of the population. The problem is that blacks aren't exactly immigrants. Yes, they were......they were brought here under duress and then enslaved for over 100 years. I expect Latinos to have a relatively high dropout rate, especially given how many of them are 1st generation "anchor babies," but blacks have been here for generations. The Latino dropout rate is nearly the same for second generation Latinos. Why do you think that is? You can point to a number of factors working against the black population, but when even Latinos are bypassing them on the road to the American Dream, that's when you know the problem is urgent. Many Latinos in S. CA are not on the path to the American dream. There are tons of Chicanos in gangs. [Chicanos are Latinos born in the US.] And why do you think blacks aren't making it in school? I know, Ten, its easier to blame the teachers. And maybe the teachers are part of the problem but then why is the US so niggardly with their salaries? If we were concerned, shouldn't we be paying teachers a lot more in order to get the very best?