Along with the high cost of education comes the issue of social differences. The American Dream argues that anyone who works hard enough can achieve success, but for those who come from lower classes or family of immigrants, is this really true? “I would read all these things about Cesar Chavez and I would denounce him because I still had that thing about becoming a first class patriotic citizen” (Terkel 76). Someone who is raised in poverty often does not receive a good or complete education. This can be for different causes, for example having to drop out of school to get a job and help support the family. So this person is clearly at a bigger disadvantage when it comes to succeeding and progressing in life than someone from a middle or upper
