Immigrants and the American Dream

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Ronald Regan describes America as, “…a place in the divine scheme that was set aside as a promised land” (“Loosing the American Dream”). Do Regan’s words have any truth to them? How can America be a promised land when immigrants are still fighting for the chance to pursue the American Dream and social acceptance? Immigrants have different motives for coming to America some may seek citizenship for political freedoms that they once did not have due to uprising civil wars in their native country. Others may come for social freedoms that they were not awarded in their home country due to sexual orientation. Others may come for economic freedoms that allows them to go from rags to riches. No matter the reason, immigrants risk everything for a chance to pursue the American dream. So why is it so hard for immigrants to earn a spot as a citizen of the United States of America? Why are immigrants still facing narrow-mindedness criticism for being foreign? It is time for Americans to change their prejudice views of immigrants. “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” aired a segment on the controversy behind the Coca-Cola half time commercial during the Super Bowl. The commercial featured “America the Beautiful” sung in different languages by people from different nationalities. Americans on their social media websites, such as Twitter, went into an uproar. Many Americans tweeted things similar to, “What an f***ing terrible commercial. The majority of it was not even in English and was sung by a bunch of foreigners. Just more multicultural, politically correct, liberal s**t” (CBS Atlanta). On the “Daily Show with Jon Stewart”, Stewart highlights the controversy of this commercial on Twitter. Stewart jokes about how ironic the backlash this comm... ... middle of paper ... ... 10 2004. Radio. "Illegal Immigration and Amnesty Polls." Federation for American Immigration Reform. FAIR. Web. 11 Mar 2014. . Tran, Lynda. "Losing the 'American Dream'." USNEWS.com. N.P., 13 May 2013. Web. 12 Mar 2014. . Jones, Jeffrey M. “Americans More Positive About Immigration.” Gallup Poll Briefing (2012): 1. Business Source Complete. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. Mullins, Jenna. "Coca-Cola." Eonline.com. N.P., 2 Feb 2014. Web. 12 Mar 2014. . Jolie Lee, N.P. Web. 25 Mar 2014. .

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