Is The American Dream A Foreign Illusion?

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Is the American dream a foreign illusion? The American dreams seems to be an idea that foreign immigrants created while traveling to America. While the immigrants were traveling to America, a lot of the time they were coming with false hope from people who new nothing of what America was like. Many foreigners did not understand that many Americans were nativists which concluded that any non American that came to the country should not have the same benefits as people who were American or who were born there. While America was creating a reputation or a title as some call it, foreigners seem to have made “The American Dream” mean more that it was meant to be. Even in today’s society, Foreigners seem to think that the American is still alive and thriving. This also occurred In 1931 when the term “The American Dream” was created. Many people were immigrating into America for the idea that they would be more prosperous than they were in their own country. Foreigners in the past were very disappointed with the outcome of what the American Dream really meant. The majority of the immigrants that came to America with the thought of succeeding ended up in slums. …show more content…

This is false because this is also basing it off of social class and place of Birth. Today there is still discrimination against what social class some people stand in or where you were born. We have a border created between Mexico and The United States of America. This is obviously limiting the people who can immigrate to America. This is just one example of what some people believe. Social class has deteriorated the idea of the American Dream due to people not able to achieve a more prosperous life by basing their lives off of someone else. Therefore, creating the idea that the American Dream as an illusion of our mind trying to bring order to a life that has

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