The performance of the children of immigrants graduating from high schools in the United States compared to nonimmigrant children is as follows:

A) forty percent of the students with deficient skills are children of immigrant parents.
B) sixty percent of the top math and science graduates have immigrant parents.
C) none of the students selected in the Intel Science Talent Search have ever been from immigrant parents.
D) children of immigrant parents have reduced the performance averages of our high school graduates.

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Sarah Preston · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  According to the given information, 60% of the top math and science graduates have immigrant parents. This indicates that children of immigrants are performing well in these subjects and have a higher representation in the top graduates. This contradicts the stereotype that children of immigrants struggle academically. The other options (A, C, and D) do not necessarily indicate overall performance or achievement of children of immigrants.

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