Are hispanic immigrants in urban settings meeting expectations of middle class Americans?
If the behavior of Spanish-speaking wards in my stake are an indication, I don' think so.
There used to be two. One of them was disbanded by the stake because of lack of performance indicators -- i.e. missions. Lack of missions will probably also indicate lack of college attendance and church activity.
I think the current Spanish speaking ward has the same problem. Families aren't moving up the ladder very well, and the kids activity rates as young adults is not good. I'm trying to think if they have put out a single kid on a mission in the 6 years I have been in the stake. Not sure. And they have the largest YM and YW programs in the stake. I should say "programs". It's only in the last year or two that they have the semblance of a functioning scouting program.
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