What Is the Immigrant Paradox?

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What Is the Immigrant Paradox?

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Dec 8, 2020

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Immigrants to the United States tend to have better physical and mental health outcomes than people who were born here. Learn about assimilation, acculturation, and collectivism in this episode of BrainStuff.
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Dec 8, 2020

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