Inequality And The American Dream Analysis
Living in a State of Dreaming
In the past centuries a high number of immigrants have traveled to America, land of the free and home of the brave, to pursue the famous American Dream. Many wonder why anyone would leave their homeland, families, and everything they’ve ever known to come to America. In general, immigrants escape their homelands during war or conflict in search of peace and security. They wish to break free from corrupt governments that are not ruling in the interest of their people, or discriminating countries that persecute them based on their ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or political views. They flee from poverty in search of better jobs and education opportunities. As a result, these dreamers come to America …show more content…
We cannot expect work, money, success, to be handed to us. We have to have the perseverance to not quit when we are faced by one, two, or hundreds of obstacles, as many immigrants are faced with. The article “Inequality and the American Dream” mentions different Immigrants that arrive to America and they all worked for their success. For example, a man named Alberto Queiroz, crossed the border between Mexico and the United States, encountered his first job in a Chinese clothing factory in Los Angeles. Where documented workers were paid minimum wage, while he had none, he was paid $2.50 an hour. Even though the amount of pay was unjust, it was much more than he earned in his home country. Later on he moved to North Carolina where he was employed in a slaughter house where he was paid more than $10 an hour. Afterwards, he set up a taco stand that then grew into a Mexican restaurant. (“Inequality” 46) The story of Quieroz proves that to achieve your ultimate goal you must incorporate hard work into the mix, and not be discouraged when you don’t get the same treatment as everyone else, like Queiroz wasn’t discouraged when he was paid significantly less than his
In the past centuries a high number of immigrants have traveled to America, land of the free and home of the brave, to pursue the famous American Dream. Many wonder why anyone would leave their homeland, families, and everything they’ve ever known to come to America. In general, immigrants escape their homelands during war or conflict in search of peace and security. They wish to break free from corrupt governments that are not ruling in the interest of their people, or discriminating countries that persecute them based on their ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or political views. They flee from poverty in search of better jobs and education opportunities. As a result, these dreamers come to America …show more content…
We cannot expect work, money, success, to be handed to us. We have to have the perseverance to not quit when we are faced by one, two, or hundreds of obstacles, as many immigrants are faced with. The article “Inequality and the American Dream” mentions different Immigrants that arrive to America and they all worked for their success. For example, a man named Alberto Queiroz, crossed the border between Mexico and the United States, encountered his first job in a Chinese clothing factory in Los Angeles. Where documented workers were paid minimum wage, while he had none, he was paid $2.50 an hour. Even though the amount of pay was unjust, it was much more than he earned in his home country. Later on he moved to North Carolina where he was employed in a slaughter house where he was paid more than $10 an hour. Afterwards, he set up a taco stand that then grew into a Mexican restaurant. (“Inequality” 46) The story of Quieroz proves that to achieve your ultimate goal you must incorporate hard work into the mix, and not be discouraged when you don’t get the same treatment as everyone else, like Queiroz wasn’t discouraged when he was paid significantly less than his