RE: Well, if those other countries were to import 1M(or more) children every decade (illegally) and if they had a permanently privileged class of minorities who were are told everyday that someone owes them something, then I suppose they too would be struggling to educate their kids.
Countries like the Netherlands has a huge and growing Muslim population. They still score higher than our kids on average.
I should have specified Latin American immigrants.
They do have a Muslim population (roughly 5% of the country). BUT, Muslims who immigrate do have a long history of educational excellence. In fact, it's one of the reasons they immigrate in the first place.
We have immigrants who come to this country - legally - and excel in school. Why? Because their parents have gone through a tremendous amount of trouble to get here, again - legally. The ones who just sneak over the border as they please, don't have that same investment.
Immigration isn't the problem. Illegal immigration is the problem, and NONE of those countries suffer the same kind of illegal immigration troubles we do.