The second generation is left behind. [. . . ] The second generation can read and calculate much worse than the first generation. (Spiegel Online, 15. 05. 2006) Organized Refusal. Many Muslims reject integration efforts Danger of an Islamic parallel society (Süddeutsche Zeitung, 13. 11. 2004, p. 2) Do second-generation migrants fail? Are they left behind, without opportunities and unwilling (to integrate) as the above quotes suggest? Scientific and journalistic reports cite frightening figures: For example, the rate of foreign youths who do not finish school is 13.6%, more than twice as high as that of German youths without a migration background (5.4%) (Bildungsberichterstattung 2008: 274). In terms of unemployment, the ratios are similar. In Berlin, for example, unemployment among Germans without M.