We live in a beautiful house, surrounded by the best people we can ask for. There were definitely some very tough times, but we pulled through. I guess this is our form of the American Dream, and I love it.” (Harini). For better or for worse, Crevecoeur’s offer still holds. My parents have certainly worked, and they are enjoying the fruits of their labor. They have remained, “...honest, sober, and industrious…” and have enjoyed, “..ease and independence..” in the form of US citizenship (Crevecoeur, 332- 33). We are fortunate to live in a country where an offer like that of Crevecoeur’s can hold true for nearly 400 years. Things have certainly changed in the 395 years that immigrants have started to arrive to America, but a few things have held strong; chief among them, Crevecoeur’s offer. It is our duty as a land of immigrants to keep this offer open to future immigrants as the immigrants before us have done for
We live in a beautiful house, surrounded by the best people we can ask for. There were definitely some very tough times, but we pulled through. I guess this is our form of the American Dream, and I love it.” (Harini). For better or for worse, Crevecoeur’s offer still holds. My parents have certainly worked, and they are enjoying the fruits of their labor. They have remained, “...honest, sober, and industrious…” and have enjoyed, “..ease and independence..” in the form of US citizenship (Crevecoeur, 332- 33). We are fortunate to live in a country where an offer like that of Crevecoeur’s can hold true for nearly 400 years. Things have certainly changed in the 395 years that immigrants have started to arrive to America, but a few things have held strong; chief among them, Crevecoeur’s offer. It is our duty as a land of immigrants to keep this offer open to future immigrants as the immigrants before us have done for