 Because of these inequalities in education, the graduation rate for Latino students is substantially below the rate for white students.Without a sufficient education, Hispanics have a harder time obtaining white-collar or professional jobs.Contrary to the belief that Hispanics are "lazy," a study by Andrew J. Fuligni has shown that "students from ethnic minority backgrounds often have higher levels of motivation than their equally achieving peers from European backgrounds…Latin American and Asian families have significantly higher values of academic success and a stronger belief in the utility of education."