I was talking to somebody a few days ago from another country and they were surprised to see so many of us taking education even after we are married and have kids. And it occurred to me why we do that. The answer is simple since we are all immigrants here; in order to get ahead we don’t have our families to support us to get ahead so the natural thing to do is to get an education. The more education we have the more chances we have in life to go ahead. And the more prestige and status we have in life.
If we see the most successful immigrants, they are the ones with all the higher education and thus have access to seats of power. This is the only country where if you are have higher education, doors to opportunities open regardless of where you have come from and from which background. Although some one would say that there is racism here too but that is true of all places. It is just fear of the unknown that breads racism and if you show that you have integrated fully into the society you have adopted then there is no reason why you cannot overcome racism. Racism will always be there no matter what you try but you can buttress its effect by being more educated then the people you encounter and thus crave your own niche in society. So for now and as ever the only means of success in the United States is education and lots of it.
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