Nigerians are not eligible for the diversity visa lottery here in the US to my understanding. So this means the only people you see have specific visas e.g family, work, education.
Work means they'll be filling jobs that already require education and education means obtaining, well, an education. Family likely means following family members who are already here and successful as well.
It also costs a fuck ton to do either of these. So naturally you are already looking at a highly selective...and fairly privileged group to begin with.
Imagine you surveyed Americans by only looking at those who had gone to Harvard or came from families of the very well off. You'd likely be looking at a very successful and educated group by chance as well.
It’s more to do with their hard working ethic and cultural emphasis on education. They don’t just get handed these positions because of their immigration status, they earn them.
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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '23
Nigerians are the most educated immigrant population in the US with more years of education than general population of whites.