# Asian electorate drifts to the right

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**Created:** [September 23, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-electorate-drifts-to-the-right/921340 "2020-09-23T19:46:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-electorate-drifts-to-the-right/921340/43 "2020-09-24T20:39:08Z")

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> [@DavidNRockies](#):
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> Who leaves their home, their family, their friends, and just about everything else they know and love … in an effort to make a better life for their children ?
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> That would be like me saying that the people I’ve met while running triathlons seem to be more physically fit than those I’ve encountered while browsing the aisles at Wal-Mart 😉

I thought the claim was that there is not true upward mobility. Are you saying that immigrant’s are not encountering “true” upward mobility? What constitutes “true” upward mobility?

The fact of the matter is that newcomers to this country with little to no wealth, who frequently barely speak the language, and low earning power still produce children that jump ses classes every generation for the first generation or two.

Could it be better, sure. We should absolutely get rid of things like legacy preferences and increase the estate tax.

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