The American Dream Of Becoming An Immigrant

As a child, rather than being told fairy tales and fables, my mom told me her story of leaving her family and the only life she knew to venture to America in hopes of creating a better life for herself, her future family, and her family back home. Her goal was to achieve the desperately sought over American dream. However, this was not the American dream she imagined. Upon her arrival she took on multiple blue collar unskilled jobs in order to make ends meet while simultaneously trying to learn English and assimilate into the new culture. Although, it may be common for immigrants to work these jobs for the first few years before finding a better career to attain that remarkably desired American dream; this was not the case. Over twenty years