<p>Did I really mean what I wrote? Or implied? Fwiw, I did not say that immigrants controlled the greed and easy money pipelines in America. I wrote about the DESIRE to join the “group” and jump on the gravy train. If the decision-makers are still bastions of white power, can we say the same about the lower levels? Who are the quant jocks who invent and analyze to death all those devices to fleece widows and orphans? </p>
<p>That we associate Wall Street with greed and easy money? Or that we associated WS with cheating and deceit? You betcha that I meant it!</p>
<p>That the drive and desire to “make it” is still associated to getting in a top school and grab one of those lucrative degrees in medicine, law, business, and perhaps engineering? You betcha!</p>
<p>That this drive is exceptionally present among first and second generations of immigrants? You betcha. And that the cost ($ or moral) of getting “in” is justifiable. You betcha!</p>
<p>And lastly, that the ultimate prize is worth bending rules --read cheating-- is more prevalent among certain sub-groups? Let the reported news of cheating scandals direct you to the truth! Or spend enough time here reading posts on this subject, or … answering to queries about getting an advantage on standardized testing.</p>