Many people will come out fighting and bruised because of the long batter against racism that people who are not White will face. In President Obama, “A More Perfect Union” he speaks about racism and equality very much. Understanding that racism is a big issue in today’s society. Obama addresses that “The fact is that the comments that have been made and the issues that have surfaces over the last few weeks reflects the complexities of race in this country that we’ve never worked through...” (Para 23). This shows that racism is still going on today. The racism that minorities receive is starting to spiral out of control. People are dying at the hands of White people who have so much hatred towards a group of people who they only want to live with. Coming into a new country with a little to nothing, is going to be a big wake up call. Many people here are treated based on their social class, and if you’re a minority, you are treated like almost nothing. The American Dream is deeper than the white picket fence, the lovely gold retriever dog and the little house on the corner. Racism in America is deadly, and if you’re not White, it may become a struggle for you, like it has been for …show more content…
The woman may consider shopping for her family, buying lavish gifts and getting started right off the back, which may not be the case. The American Dream in a man eyes is to be able to provide for his family, be a very successful person with a lot of money. Many people move to America in pursuit of being able to get more of his family here for this free life. Finding work in here in the States might be an immense challenge that the family may go through, struggling to find work in America is the #1 reason why many families don’t make it to see the American Dream. In the pursuit of the American Dream the economic status is the gist of success. In Obama’s ‘A More Perfect Union’, he states that “A lack of economic opportunity among black men, and the shame and frustration that come for not being able to provide for one’s family, contribute to the erosion of black families...”(para 28). This stems from being a minority in America moreover the race issue. Women who would try to find jobs in spite of, fulfilling their thought of the American Dream would soon find out that they’re a lot that they just simply cannot do. Also the working women will never make more than any man that’s bringing in money and someone that’s lower class getting paid a little to zilch. By that, they may never find out what the American Dream really