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Matthew Whear 9/27/14 Norwich University Lost in America Many immigrants focus all their energy to get to America, many giving their lives or spending it in jail. They are looking to achieve financial stability and allow their children to be US citizens. However many face obstacles to the achievement of this new life such as having virtually no money, no means of employment and no help, often living in a hostile environment, armed and driven with only the promise of a dream, a hope for a better life, and they remain faithful and attempt toe one day wake up as an American. There are many challenges faced by the immigrant. They come to this land and hope to be treated with Respect and pledge allegiance to the American flag just like the Average American. As the land of opportunity gained popularity more and more seemed to find their way over. Innovations in travel allowed many the opportunity to start over. However the …show more content…

With no money or job many found it nearly impossible to survive. An Italian poet best describes this feeling of disillusionment. Most foreigners looking for work simply took whatever was offered to them. Most industries who hired Foreigners often underpaid them and used them in dangerous environments. In many factories a state of informal slavery became where parents often bound children to work, unions were consistently unsympathetic towards women, and men took whatever was offered. . Combined with this, Urban housing was overcrowded and unhealthy, burning the idea of the American Dream as such in the minds of the inhabitants. Many looking for work flocked to the bustling cities, searching for a chance to make something for their families. When times were tough those who couldn't meet the dividends of life often turned to drugs. They would sell drugs and inadvertently end up injecting their profits due to extreme addictions that were developed as fast as they

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