Why The American Dream Exists

The American Dream is the equal opportunity of people of the same legal and social status, and those people hopes for the a better future in America. The dream is the reason so many immigrants came to America, and is the opportunity that all people want when living here. Let's clear up the meaning of the terms “legal and social status”. So, a legal status would include: illegal immigrant, legal immigrant, and citizen; and the social class would be the wealth and resources a person has. As long as a person has the same amount as the another person then they have the same opportunities. It's like comparing apples to apples. With these opportunities and the motivation to do better, the American Dream exist.
In The Declaration of Independence,

Ironically these are also the same people who dwells in the past. For example, there was a racial division, such as the early 1900’s, primarily of the Caucasian and African American population. The opposition may say that by the definition given that the African Americans weren’t living the dream. But since all blacks were treated the same, they had the same opportunities. Every American wants more, whether it's for themselves or for the country as a whole. This is evident when the darker brother in Hughes “I, Too, Sing America” was oppressed from his employer. Even though he was oppressed, the darker brother hoped that one day he can stand as equals with his employer, and never have to “Eat in the Kitchen”(Hughes) again. It’s that hope that drives him, and drives the American Dream. Certain people chooses not to use the opportunities they were given. Oppression doesn’t exist in present America, but the people who do think so, dwells on the past rather than making a better future. Also, instead of making people equal many companies try to enforce diversity instead of hiring the more qualified person. So instead of getting away from the past, they uses it in every employment case, which affects everyone's lives. This is a negative way of thinking in any point in America’s history. Even the darker brother “laugh, and eat well, and grow strong” (Hughes), which means he stays positive and reinforces the Dream, while others pushes his dream down. He grows strong to not give in to the people who dwells on the