Does America Offer A Land Of Opportunity Essay

Millions of People from all over the world come have come to America to seek “a better life”, but is it really? Does America really offer the “land of opportunity”? In my opinion I have mixed feelings on the contrary, while I believe that I do live in a privileged country where I have freedom to be who I would like it's not all it looks to be. While there are many opportunities it’s never easy. This is where mixed feelings come in because it really takes you to social class. Economy today really takes a toll on your openings for opportunities. Many more opportunities come easily today if you come from a higher class family while people with low income and lower class have to struggle hard to even have a chance at opportunities, which I don’t think is fair. So many brilliant children will not get the education they need because the public school they have to attend will not give them what they need, and many young adults from low income homes will not go to a university because with their social class, the money just isn’t there. When they do attend a university they’re either are fortunate enough to obtain a scholarship or they are sitting on grands upon grands of student loans to pay off for the rest of their lives because they had no …show more content…
Coming to America and gaining a job will be bringing in income will close to economic stability (“"America: The Land of Career Opportunity."). While they do live a free life opportunities are slim, their still immigrants, some coming to America with just the clothes on their back. They may have freedom but the opportunity they have to become highly successful are not very high unless they work exhaustingly hard to achieve their goal. But i’m sure struggling to pay the rent here is much better and struggling to survive in their old