Well i am a young hispanic woman living working and going to school in a very tough city..but i still do it i still pull thru as many of my friends and family wether they are minority or not. And altho there are millions of minority and immigrant people who are hardworking and understand the meaning of respecting yourself and others, i know ALOT of people who dont and yes sad to say alot of those are minorities (black and hispanic) I went to high school with girls who are my age and are still working in retail stores and having 3,000 kids while their "babydaddy" supposedly supports them yet they all have like $100 sneakers on..i just think Girl you have never grown up..Thats a big reality and its a shame..They speak and conduct themselves like children and they are 40 and still like that and their kids are still like that..I dont get it. We all had it hard why do some people go to college and make something of themselves and some dont? And they say that "the man" is at fault. That the opportunites arent the same?? What? Everyone can go to school, everyone can apply for a job, everyone can learn to speak w/out sounding like an idiot. The "ghetto mentality" is no ones fault but their own. And i can say so cuz i grew up around it. If you think you are being held back, than only you can move fwd.