Since 40% of Hispanics are not born in the United States, a significant amount of the population never learned American civic skills from either of these sources. Therefore, the Hispanics not born in the States will struggle with transmitting civic skills to their children, making their children reliant on an unreliable education system that is dependent on the socioeconomic status of the surrounding neighborhoods. Due to Hispanics low average income, this means Hispanic children are more likely to attend lower-quality schools and will receive less civic training. According to a study conducted at the University of California, Davis, 67% of whites reported performing at least one of a possible seven unconventional political acts such as volunteering and donating money, whereas only 35% of Mexican Americans (the largest Hispanic subgroup) had. The lack of civic skills that the Hispanic population possesses means they are not aware of the beliefs of the community and are less educated about reinforcing the ideals of the
Since 40% of Hispanics are not born in the United States, a significant amount of the population never learned American civic skills from either of these sources. Therefore, the Hispanics not born in the States will struggle with transmitting civic skills to their children, making their children reliant on an unreliable education system that is dependent on the socioeconomic status of the surrounding neighborhoods. Due to Hispanics low average income, this means Hispanic children are more likely to attend lower-quality schools and will receive less civic training. According to a study conducted at the University of California, Davis, 67% of whites reported performing at least one of a possible seven unconventional political acts such as volunteering and donating money, whereas only 35% of Mexican Americans (the largest Hispanic subgroup) had. The lack of civic skills that the Hispanic population possesses means they are not aware of the beliefs of the community and are less educated about reinforcing the ideals of the