A lot of the kids that are in school regularly do well, shown by the CSAP test scores. Those that move with jobs mostly seem Mexican, and they're not as stable. It's not because of intelligence or race - they're moving and aren't doing well, and there are other factors as well.

Lorenzo W. Martinez

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