Theytendtoacknowledgethemorerecentimmigrantsonlyinretrospect
Theimmigrantshavetowaituntiltheyhaveprovedthemselvesbyworking,raisingarespectablefamily,achievingcitizenship,andmaybeevenwinningaNobelPrize
ThepresentwaveofHispanicimmigrationandEuropeanwavesaresimilarinroots
Buttherearetwoimportantdifferences:theEuropeanwaveswerelegalwhereasthecurrentwaveisillegal
Thenumbersarealsodifferent
Thecurrentwaveismuchlargerinscale
Theevidenceshowsthatthenewimmigrantsbehaveinpositivewayssimilartotheirpredecessors
Theyarefamilyoriented,theyvalueeducation,andtheirchildrenarelearningEnglish
Overtime,theyareintermarryingamonggrowingnumbersofotherethnicgroups
Theyarepeopleoffaith
Theyareenergetic,lookingtomoveupinlifethroughbetterjobs–theyworkhardandforlonghours
TheyoftentakejobsmanyAmericanssimply