I believe that <best, brightest, most ambitious and fortunate minority children in East St. Louis ....> will probably succeed in their lives according to the determination they have to accomplish that success.
And probably more so that the ...<extraordinarily average children in white suburbia....> who are more interested in how they look to their peer group. <VBG>
Immigrants of all colors, nationalities, and beliefs bring their children to this country for the opportunities available. Many succeed beyond any fantasy they may have had in the old country.
Why do you believe American born minorities are unable to do this?