Donald Trump American Dream Analysis

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First and foremost, president Donald Trump believes that in order to make America great again he will need to create a wall that will ensure that all Mexican immigrants no longer be able to have access to the illegal pathway that allows them to come to America to pursue the American dream. In his response shared with Iowa’s radio host Steve Deace he mentions; “people are flowing into this country by the millions, not by the thousands, by the millions and destroying the fabric of the country”. Contrary to his opinion and popular believe that immigrants are somehow impacting the country in a negative manner, the actual truth is that because of the abundance of immigrants coming to the united states, the economy has been able to keep flexible

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