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In New York, Mexicans Lag in Education, emphasizes the lack of education that Mexicans have according to the census data. It was interesting to read that there has been a dropout rate of 20% when the overall rate for the city is 9%. It is disappointing to know that only 6% of the people are enrolled in college. Of course not everyone is included in the census, but 6% seems to be very low. Although, it is not surprising to read that since many of the children/students do have immigrant parents many have to work more than one job and are not able to support or have time for their child's education. The lack of role models for students is also important because if children do not see other people of their race and ethnicity succeeding sometimes there is a lack of determination to do well.