Seven Lessons Americans Can Learn From Immigrants to Live Longer | PBS NewsHour: It's a phenomenon that's stumped social scientists for years. Hispanics in the U.S. are worse off than their white neighbors by almost every economic measure: poverty rates, dropout rates, access to health care.
Yet they live longer -- two years more than non-Hispanic whites and nearly seven years more than blacks. Other immigrant groups also seem to have better physical and mental health, especially in the first generation after moving to the U.S.
In her latest book, "The Immigrant Advantage, journalist Claudia Kolker looks at how some of the customs imported by America's newest residents could benefit the rest of the nation.
On Tuesday's PBS NewsHour, senior correspondent Ray Suarez talks with Kolker about some of the imported advice -- everything from saving money and after-school tutoring to staying healthy after pregnancy -- and how those tips can translate to American culture
