In response to my fellow classmates, "The Dream Land" article,
I have to respectfully disagree with you when you say, "This country is a dream country for those with money and power". This is simply not true in so many ways. The 1%'ers who do not have to work as hard to survive are out there, yet 14.6% of White people are poverty ridden in the U.S, African Americans at 33.0%, American Indians at 31.8%, and Hispanics at 25.9%. People deserting their countries are usually leaving due to financial distress, corruption through government, war, banana republics, no work, and so forth. A country currently going through many of these examples is Venezuela where President, Nicolas Maduro is moving towards dictatorship and has left the country in such an economic disaster. Now these are real issues, when people have to trespass zoo's and eat animals because their President is doing nothing about the lack of food provided. The U.S struggles with it's own respective issues such as drug epidemics, debt, poverty, job decline, environmental issues, and so forth.
When a person(s) escapes to another country for a better life, they must believe and foresee a future they want to create, just like they would have to do in their country. In the Business Insiders article, "12 Immigrants Who Came To America With Nothing And Made A Fortune", we learn about 12 successful people who fought for the "American Dream" as immigrants.
Grubaksh Chahal, was an Indian immigrant who moved to California with nothing but $25 in his pocket and also dropped out of high school at 16. Chahal is now a millionaire having started companies like ClickAgent and BlueLithium.
Do Won Chang, the Forever21 creator who moved to the U.S as a Chinese immigrant, worked at both a gas station and as a janitorial to make ends meet. Chang is now worth 3 billion.
Jose M. Hernandez, a 1st generation Mexican-American who worked on agricultural farms with his family and did not speak any english for years. Hernandez' family are Mexican immigrants and did not have the tools necessary to provide anything more than the basics. Hernandez is now an engineer and NASA astronaut, having been in outer space for 13 days.
All of the stories I shared are only a FEW experiences of people who did not know any english, have no money/power, career, or education. They all traveled to America for an opportunity they desired. I am a Mexican-American female myself, I am culturally seasoned and aware of the struggles immigrants have to deal with. Being rich for some is by chance and others with hard work and dedication, which is a majority of the population (immigrant or not). The people described have had to go into survival mode for it and all share this in common, they proved your statement wrong. If they did it, why couldn't an American who has even more tools necessary do it? The American dream should not be about having a fancy car and millionaire home, it is about working for the effort you are willing to put in, then getting the results. The American dream for some can be to live creatively, have a family, become a teacher, or millionaire. The American dream is living freely, traveling wherever you want, studying wherever you want, dressing and believing in whatever you want, that is the American dream to me.
As to the President, his term will end in the near future. This is an experience, he nor anyone defines us as a whole. The circumstances can be difficult when we see his past come to fruition, but that is what you are choosing to focus on. Help other sexually assaulted victims, sign a bill, protest, get involved if you are so bothered, shift your energy and where it is going. We consciously are changing as a country, we have to be patient and sometimes corruption occurs within our government, people lie and cheat, this world is not a divine dimension. We must deal with these unfortunate actions and improve, that is truly the beautiful aspect in all of this in the end, we will and are changing, its inevitable.
I have to respectfully disagree with you when you say, "This country is a dream country for those with money and power". This is simply not true in so many ways. The 1%'ers who do not have to work as hard to survive are out there, yet 14.6% of White people are poverty ridden in the U.S, African Americans at 33.0%, American Indians at 31.8%, and Hispanics at 25.9%. People deserting their countries are usually leaving due to financial distress, corruption through government, war, banana republics, no work, and so forth. A country currently going through many of these examples is Venezuela where President, Nicolas Maduro is moving towards dictatorship and has left the country in such an economic disaster. Now these are real issues, when people have to trespass zoo's and eat animals because their President is doing nothing about the lack of food provided. The U.S struggles with it's own respective issues such as drug epidemics, debt, poverty, job decline, environmental issues, and so forth.
When a person(s) escapes to another country for a better life, they must believe and foresee a future they want to create, just like they would have to do in their country. In the Business Insiders article, "12 Immigrants Who Came To America With Nothing And Made A Fortune", we learn about 12 successful people who fought for the "American Dream" as immigrants.
Grubaksh Chahal, was an Indian immigrant who moved to California with nothing but $25 in his pocket and also dropped out of high school at 16. Chahal is now a millionaire having started companies like ClickAgent and BlueLithium.
Do Won Chang, the Forever21 creator who moved to the U.S as a Chinese immigrant, worked at both a gas station and as a janitorial to make ends meet. Chang is now worth 3 billion.
Jose M. Hernandez, a 1st generation Mexican-American who worked on agricultural farms with his family and did not speak any english for years. Hernandez' family are Mexican immigrants and did not have the tools necessary to provide anything more than the basics. Hernandez is now an engineer and NASA astronaut, having been in outer space for 13 days.
All of the stories I shared are only a FEW experiences of people who did not know any english, have no money/power, career, or education. They all traveled to America for an opportunity they desired. I am a Mexican-American female myself, I am culturally seasoned and aware of the struggles immigrants have to deal with. Being rich for some is by chance and others with hard work and dedication, which is a majority of the population (immigrant or not). The people described have had to go into survival mode for it and all share this in common, they proved your statement wrong. If they did it, why couldn't an American who has even more tools necessary do it? The American dream should not be about having a fancy car and millionaire home, it is about working for the effort you are willing to put in, then getting the results. The American dream for some can be to live creatively, have a family, become a teacher, or millionaire. The American dream is living freely, traveling wherever you want, studying wherever you want, dressing and believing in whatever you want, that is the American dream to me.
As to the President, his term will end in the near future. This is an experience, he nor anyone defines us as a whole. The circumstances can be difficult when we see his past come to fruition, but that is what you are choosing to focus on. Help other sexually assaulted victims, sign a bill, protest, get involved if you are so bothered, shift your energy and where it is going. We consciously are changing as a country, we have to be patient and sometimes corruption occurs within our government, people lie and cheat, this world is not a divine dimension. We must deal with these unfortunate actions and improve, that is truly the beautiful aspect in all of this in the end, we will and are changing, its inevitable.
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