There is no one particular definition for the American dream. It is different for every person and situation. Most agricultural workers who migrate from Mexico to the United States are striving to get out of poverty, but not for themselves, but for their children or their children’s children. It is unrealistic to believe that and immigrant in his or her late twenties can climb up the social scale with little or no education and hardly any fiscal means. But the real question is whether or not the average migrant agricultural worker can get his or her future generations out of poverty.
Under normal circumstances, this transition would take generations to accomplish. Occasionally a combination of natural intellect and work ethic can make this a fast process, but that is rare. College is the greatest obstacle for most immigrant families. College tuition in California for four-year universities varies between 20,000 and 50,000 dollars according to californiacolleges.edu. When families all together are making 20,000 dollars per year, college tuition is impossible to pay off. Most immigrant children either need to earn scholarships or get loans. In some way or another, they need help to just achieve middle class status.
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