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) intergenerational mobility
B) intragenerational mobility
C) structural mobility
D) immigrant mobility

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Keefe believes that the children of illegal immigrants from Fujian will experience intergenerational mobility, which means they will have a higher standard of living than their parents and be able to move up the social ladder.

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