“…In this sense, the theory of segmented assimilation, which offers a theoretical framework for understanding the process (Zhou, 1997), may explain why the children of immigrants are at risk of lesser social mobility forming a 'new rainbow subclass', given that the greatest number of second generation groups today is formed by a population of predominantly working-class or lowclass origin, with a low educational level (Haller, Portes, & Lynch, 2011;Waldinger & Feliciano, 2004). In Portugal, this discrimination is noted in the use of health systems (Coutinho & Oliveira, 2010), civic participation (Fernandes-Jesus, Ribeiro, Ferreira, Cicognani, & Menezes, 2011), student related (Iorio & Nogueira, 2019) or professional related (Egreja & Peixoto, 2011).…”