Simply because they what to live the American dream and have a better life. Many have the dream to someday be able to own something a house, a car, something they can call theirs something they couldn't have back home, Most ALL of them come to give their a better future, to have a standing chance at life, have the opportunity they never ha. ... My parents sacrificed all they had so that my brothers and I could have a better future. ... That's what I think unjust. ... Some people take this lightly, but I do not. ...

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My American dream is basically to be able to live my life doing what I love getting as much education as I can, and living my life happily. If my life were to go the way I had planned in my head, I would be travelling the world and not having to worry about the cost. My American dream is to just be satisfied with the life I have, and then hopefully being able to pass down as much knowledge as I have to the next generations to come. Although I do not believe the American dream is still alive, as it was sold to us. ... I would even go as far as saying it is a joke, because the original definitio...

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As Americans, the American Dream represents that all are a free and equal people. ... Many innocent human beings were treated harshly and without equality while our dream was replaced by selfishness and the humane urge to control territory. ... An officers account of one of these massacres goes as follows: " in going over the battleground the next day I did not see a body of a man, women, or child but was scalped and in many instances their bodies were mutilated in the most horrible manner-. These occurrences were accounted many times throughout the Westward Expansion which proves the Ameri...

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And I "I cracked him right across the face. ... If he had decided to follow his brother Ben to Alaska, he may have achieved his dream of becoming rich. ... Having grown up around recent immigrants to the United States, I am able to relate to Willy's feeling of regret and frustration. ... Because I am young, and because I am more adapted to this culture, they expect me to make their dreams come true. ... However, he does not have the capability to do so. ...

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When I think of The American Dream, the first thing that comes to mind is the principles on which our country was founded. But if I had to distill it to a single word, it would be "freedom-. ... However, generation after generation, the American Dream and the American way of life have become quite different from what they once were. ... If we continue to pursue the American dream of "freedom- in this way, I believe it will lead, paradoxically, to slavery. ... If not, the "American Dream- may well become the "American Nightmare."" ...

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In order to qualify for legal status under the Dream Act, the student must have entered the U.S. before turning sixteen, must have lived here for five years, and must have a high school diploma GED, or was accepted into a two-four year university, and have a good moral status. ... The Dream Act should be passed into law because of the impact that undocumented students will have on the economy. ... Although there are advocates who believe the Dream Act should be passed, there are some who have arguments against it. ... However, many studies have concluded that the Dream Act would have a positi...

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I realized I need more information about these undocumented immigrants and their struggles. After hearing about Obama's Executive Order called The Dream Act, , I was happy to learn that Obama is finally taking action towards reform for young undocumented immigrants so they can have a path towards citizenship. ... I also learned that most undocumented immigrants who come to the United States want to live the American Dream. ... I also think that the Dream Act is right for the children of undocumented immigrants while at the same time we must recognize the importance of protecting our bor...

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The typical thought that runs through one's mind when picturing the American dream is having the interesting, well-paying job, raising the perfect 2.5 children household, and living in a nice house. ... If one was to ask any teenager where they saw themselves in 20 years, the reply would something to the effect of, "I want to have my own business, live in a big house, and be married with 2 kids." ... This is simply because they do not try; and they do not try because they feel that they have fulfilled theirs ultimate goal in life: the American dream. However, because of the American dr...

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In this essay I will be concentrating on whether America became more or less tolerant in the 1920s. ... It's this idea that fuelled the "American Dream." ... It would seem that the whole concept of an American dream could have worked if the country had taken their time and realised that there was no rush. Ofcourse, all these problems came from the idea of an American dream and people being only human, are selfish and want to have more money, and more money is what is offered in a system of capitalism. ... I totally disagree with all the violent methods the Klan used. ...

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The poem speaks of America's dream for freedom and for all to be equal. ... For example "the negro bearing slavery's scar" and "the red man driven from the land" and it also mentions "the immigrant clutching the hope I seek". ... The character does not even have the hope for America that an immigrant would because he has experienced what America really is and knows better then that. ... This shows that these young men will have to face reality as those older and more powerful than them take over. ... It also says, though, how these ones are the people that dream t...

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The question I am asked to answer within this essay is why I liked this book, Hungry Hearts by Anzia Yezierska. My question is, though, how could I not? ... Yezierska entwines colorful language with beautiful story lines to form one strikingly influential novel of dreams, irony, and strife. ... Yezierska's transition from one character to another is swift and easy to follow, unlike some novels I have read in previous years. I believe if this book was written in any other style, it would not have had such an impact on me as it has. ...

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The American dream sought out by the founding fathers and immigrants that were striving to get to this country was the doctrine of: "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". ... I think that out of all the places to live, America is the best, but to me that's not saying much. ... Somewhere along the way to modernization, these founding ideas were lost and twisted to spit out the America we have today. ... To be behind someone whose motives aren't entirely for the interest of the people is not something I"m interested in. ... Living the American Dream is living your own dream a...

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Our country was formed and founded on immigration; we should not deprive others of that dream just because we are prejudiced. Throughout the readings of many personal stories and accounts from these "aliens," I have begun to sympathize with illegal immigrants. ... The DREAM Act sounds very promising to those who are uneducated on its details and only know the general gist of how it would help them, but Mark Krikorian who wrote the article "DREAM On," states the four main flaws this act would hold. All of which, I agree could pose a serious problem towards how immigration ...

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All my past experiences have influenced my career choice. ... Unable to speak the English language limited my parents in many dreamed opportunities. ... I was disappointed with my self because I did not have the power to improve the situation. As a result I have become very interested in the field of law. ... My ultimate goal is to become an immigration judge, the one with all the power, the power that I have always desired. ...

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I arrived in the United States in the late 19th century. ... In the end, my family grew stronger, and my children prospered and grew up in a land where dreams and opportunity could help even the poorest of Italians. I left Italy when I was young with very little money and a lot of hopes. ... My children will not have to work in a factory in unsafe conditions for low pay and long hours. ... My children prospered and grew up in a land where dreams and opportunity could benefit even the poorest of Italians....

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By this time Mexican leaders have asked the U.S. to further open the border. ... The people who were in the trailer box where men, women and children in search of dreams, instead their dreams ended in tragedy, with hunger, thirst and suffocation locked in the abandon trailer. ... I think that US should think more about this. ... The third reason and the most important is that if US accept a deal with illegal immigrants, the US will have a benefit because immigrant aliens play an important role in the US economy, so it would be a benefit for both sides; US will have a good economy and immigra...

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Everyone deserves a chance to live the "American Dream" no matter who they are. ... Another reason why I think they should be able to stay is because everyone deserves a chance at a good life, and most immigrants have been in the United States for over seven years. ... I also don't think we should let the  ones who can't work or have disabilities. ... I think we should enact a system similar to a halfway house. ... Overall, I believe we should let immigrants into the United States, because even though there might be some bad things about them, there are also a lot of thin...

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Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against LEGAL immigrants, I mean not only are half my friends" families migrants but they themselves increase Australia's population and in turn the economy. ... Note: Of the 6,000,000 migrants who have come to Australia since the end of World War II, over 600,000 have been resettled here. ... They are living in a dream world, obviously too caught up with their own emotions to see the truth; yes, these people have come from war and terror but they have come unlawfully, disregarding Australia and its policies. ... I know lets send them too thes...

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I thought the Mexicans just migrated to the U.S. because their government was bad to them. And then I found out that they moved to the U.S. because of water and jobs and better resources. ... All the things they have to do to become U.S. citizens. ... My family does fit in the category of the American dream because they were people who came to the United States or a better life and also more freedom then they would of probably would of received in Mexico. ... Then after that you have to get your social security and that cost like another 300 each. ...

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Trump states, "I will end forever the use of the H-1B as a cheap labor program, and institute an absolute requirement to hire American workers first for every visa and immigration program. ... While many see limiting the amounts of illegal immigrants as a good thing, people forget about all the positive factors legal immigrants have brought into the country. ... His foreign policy lies somewhere along the lines of this statement: "I will...quickly and decisively bomb the hell out of ISIS, will rebuild our military and make it so strong no one -- and I mean, no one -- will mess with...

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As you continue on reading I"m going to tell you a little about people of the Chinese race and their struggle to become American. Many of these people not better or worse then you or I have had a rough time making some of their dreams come true. ... As asked in an interview about her writing, she said she didn't think she would have been a writer today if it weren't for her parents being immigrants. ... She had to have extremely high goals and there was no choice other then to reaching them. ...

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" Even though the game was never carried out, it raised major awareness to the fact that illegal immigrants can be anyone who is not an American citizen or doesn't have the proper paper work proving that they are allowed in this country. ... Instead the Huffington post connects this event to Garcia's affiliation with Greg Abbot, an anti-advocate of the Texas Dream Act. In class we discussed that this article seemed like a far reach, and I absolutely agree with that opinion because Garcia probably had many affiliations with all types of politicians and the Huffington post just ha...

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"A more confident speaker of English I didn't trouble to listen to how strangers sounded anymore at last, seven years old I came to believe what was technically true since I was born I was a US Citizen". ... There are many in the United States who weren't born there but have embodied what it truly means to be a true American. Philip Gleason a professor emeritus of History at the University of Notre Dame put it this way "To be or to become an American, a person did not have to be any particular national, linguistic, religious, or ethnic background. ... The multiple-choi...

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He is also the person who created and defined the phrase, "The American Dream." ... As Americans, you did not have someone dictating your every move. ... Religion seems to have less influence, and their manners are less improved. ... I could point our to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman, whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose present four sons have now four wives of different nations. ... One of his most powerful comparisons is, "Ye poor Europeans, ye who seat and work for the great-ye who are obliged to give so many shaves to the church, so man...

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