The American Dream is referred to by many people as the reason to come to America. It is, or so they say, the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness. Unfortunately they are incorrect, there truly is no American Dream, it is all an illusion given to us by our founding fathers as a reason for the inequality in which people are treated. I have lived in this country for 16 years now and have all the …showed first 75 words of 677 total…

…showed last 75 words of 677 total…paid low wages for demeaning jobs. Many people will persecute them for being different and those who do not persecute directly, do so by being indifferently. I leave you with a quote: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost, to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Sadly, that is the biggest lie of all.