Streets of Gold Quotes

“An astonishing 77 percent of Indian-born immigrants to the United States hold a college degree today, compared to only 8 percent of residents of India.”
― Ran Abramitzky, Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success

“Our data reveals that, despite major changes in immigration policy over time, immigrants today move up the economic ladder at the same pace as European immigrants did in the past.”
― Ran Abramitzky, Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success

“children of immigrants from nearly every country in the world, including from poorer countries like Mexico, Guatemala, and Laos, are more upwardly mobile than the children of US-born residents who were raised in families with a similar income level.”
― Ran Abramitzky, Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success