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Mexican Immigrants Weigh Issues of Assimilation

Mexican immigrants, who make up 37 percent of all recent immigrants, differ substantially from other immigrants in many categories. How well -- and, more importantly, how much -- are they assimilating? NPR's Richard Gonzales report.

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Richard Gonzales is NPR's National Desk Correspondent based in San Francisco. Along with covering the daily news of region, Gonzales' reporting has included medical marijuana, gay marriage, drive-by shootings, Jerry Brown, Willie Brown, the U.S. Ninth Circuit, the California State Supreme Court and any other legal, political, or social development occurring in Northern California relevant to the rest of the country.