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Take a look at the contact situations between the different racial and ethnic groups in this country:
Blacks- Taken from their homeland and forced into slavery.
Native Americans- Conquered and basically eradicated. What little remained were forced onto reservations.
Various Asian ethnic groups- Came to the country willingly looking for a better life.
Middle Easterners- Came to the country willingly looking for a better life.
I don't think its a coincidence that black and Native Americans are experiencing similar economic issues while Asians and Middle Easterners have had quite a bit more success.
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