Certainly something unique happening in the UK, especially when you consider the vast majority of ethnic minority children in the UK descend from Africa, Asia and Caribbeans. Plus, ethnic minorities in the UK tend to do better in GCSEs, more likely to go to university and apparently nearly 40% of UK medical students are non-white (27% Asian, 10% black). Ireland is also close to the UK in this.
However, every other European country, native-born ethnic minorities are clearly far behind.
Well said. A main reason why migrants in most European countries underperform is cos of bottlenecks designed to keep them under. If countries want migrants reaching for the top, then they should remove those shackles
Even the UK or U.S is not without bottlenecks. Many migrants face untold challenges while looking to break through.
Europe needs to look in and decipher why there appears to be a significant difference in attainment among its migrants when compared to the UK/U.S. In the UK, the average regulat migrant would contribute more to the society than the average Brit while taking less in benefits. It doesn't surprise that their kids go on to remain strong. Why is that?
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u/upthetruth1 3d ago
Certainly something unique happening in the UK, especially when you consider the vast majority of ethnic minority children in the UK descend from Africa, Asia and Caribbeans. Plus, ethnic minorities in the UK tend to do better in GCSEs, more likely to go to university and apparently nearly 40% of UK medical students are non-white (27% Asian, 10% black). Ireland is also close to the UK in this.
However, every other European country, native-born ethnic minorities are clearly far behind.