The American Dream has passed away. It was killed
on 9/11 and buried under the Twin Towers. A dream full of progressive ideas
from millions of citizens all over the world, who saw United States as a
country full of opportunities, equality, and specially, a place where efforts
and hard work could really be acknowledged and dignified, a dream of rewarding
satisfaction for future generations.
But even when United States is not as safe as it
used to be, Mexicans continue to use coyotes to cross the border, Cubans still
hide in boats, and people marry strangers just to become an American citizen.
What are they not seeing? US is a lost country, full of debts and bad decisions.
But maybe, it is better than their own country, so much better they are willing
to risk their lives just to get there, just to live the "American
Dream".
This is not the future our grandparents imagined for
us, this is not the kind of success they pictured. But new generations are
learning to handle this, to adapt. We are evolving, and the American Dream has
evolved with us.
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