This study of immigrants’ intergenerational mobility in education aims to
clarify the conceptual confusion between intergenerational mobility and assimilation and
integration in the literature. Using a pooled dataset of the 2012-2021 Current Population
Survey monthly data and a synthetic cohort analysis, we found intergenerational
educational advancement for 1.5, 2nd, and 2.5 immigrant generations. Their mobility
advantage remains when compared with co-ethnic or white native peers. Our analyses by
ethnicity and nations of origin yielded large between-group variations. The pattern of low
educated with high mobility is prevalent among Vietnamese and Mexican offspring, while
the opposite characterizes Asian Indians. Finally, for all immigrants, intergenerational
mobility mildly increased for post-war birth cohorts but quickly decreased for recent
cohorts. These results are conceptually significant by bringing intergenerational mobility
into the discussion of assimilation and integration, potentially contributing to the debate
about immigrants as a highly selected population.
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