How Did Anzla Veezieska Immigration To The American Dream

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A woman named Anzla Vezieska was a Russian immigrant that came to America in 1923. When she first came to America first came to a she thought of it as a place where all dreams can comes true and there would be hundreds of job just witting for the taking and hoped to become a part of America. But during those times America was still going through some adjustments the economy was bad, there were little jobs, and house. Here first job was a nanny that didn't pay her say that her payment was that she could live there. Over time she gone though many jobs and either not paying her all the way or not at all. At some points she give up on the thought of the American dream. But wan a man gave a speech about how jobs and companies were growing bigger,

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