"It is often argued that it is unfair to compare black students to immigrants, because they had a particularly pronounced incentive to come here and are therefore likely to push their kids harder than we have a right to expect native-born parents to. There is merit to the observation..." Why? Pushing your kids *hard* is something white and Asian parents often do, and that's why their kids succeed. Why can't we 'expect' black parents to do the same?
As you and Glenn have often noted, black immigrant families from countries with slavery legacy nevertheless do much better than their AA peers here *because their parents push them*. Once again, a problem that *black people* can solve. It's not racism or this allegedly all-pervasive 'white supremacy stacked against us' that's holding them back, it's not trying her in school and to ignore the malign influences of those around them.
"It is often argued that it is unfair to compare black students to immigrants, because they had a particularly pronounced incentive to come here and are therefore likely to push their kids harder than we have a right to expect native-born parents to. There is merit to the observation..." Why? Pushing your kids *hard* is something white and Asian parents often do, and that's why their kids succeed. Why can't we 'expect' black parents to do the same?
As you and Glenn have often noted, black immigrant families from countries with slavery legacy nevertheless do much better than their AA peers here *because their parents push them*. Once again, a problem that *black people* can solve. It's not racism or this allegedly all-pervasive 'white supremacy stacked against us' that's holding them back, it's not trying her in school and to ignore the malign influences of those around them.