This research brief summarizes a recent report on the educational advances of the second and third generations of California's immigrants, "Educational Progress Across Immigrant Generations in California," by PPIC researchers Deborah Reed, Laura E. Hill, Christopher Jepsen, and Hans P. Johnson, shed new light on California's immigrant population and on its educational successes. The authors found that across all immigrant groups, second- and third-generation Californians consistently attain higher educational levels than their own parents or those in their parents' generation did. However, low educational attainment among Mexican Americans, even by the third generation, remains cause for concern. Educational attainment of parents strongly influences the education of children; when compared to non-Hispanic whites whose families have comparable parental education levels, family income, and other characteristics, Mexican Americans reach similar levels of education. The research indicates that children most at risk of low educational achievement are those with parents who did not graduate from high school. These findings suggest opportunities for policymakers. Children whose parents have low education could be targeted for mentoring and other educational support. Education programs in the workplace to improve language, literacy, and the vocational skills of working immigrants could improve their family income and their children's educational opportunities.