According to the report, the illegals' English language learning "is happening as rapidly or faster now than it did for earlier
waves of mainly European immigrants in the 20th century":
their education levels, the diversity of their jobs, and their
wages are improving, and the newest generations of
immigrants are assimilating into American society as fast and
broadly as the previous ones.
The main purpose of the passage is to
support long-held beliefs about immigrant assimilation
O contrast long-held beliefs about immigration assimilation
O compare assimilation rates between historic and modern
immigrants
O attack anti-immigration beliefs