Patrick Radden Keefe's The Snakehead describes (mostly) illegal immigrants to America from Fujian, a province in China. Many of the immigrants took incredible risks to get to the United States and have a hard time assimilating, but Keefe is very optimistic that their children will assimilate and have a much higher standard of living than their parents. What does Keefe believe the children will experience?
A) bootstrap mobility
B) intergenerational mobility
C) intragenerational mobility
D) structural mobility
E) immigrant mobility

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Keefe believes that the children of the illegal immigrants from Fujian will experience intergenerational mobility, meaning they will move up the economic ladder compared to their parents due to improved opportunities and education in the United States.

Patrick Radden Keefe's the Snakehead Describes (Mostly) Illegal Immigrants to America