AMERICAN DREAM

What are they saying about the American Dream Today?

What are they saying about the American Dream Today?

Introduction

"The American economy seems to be increasingly rewarding education," - said Stuart Butler, an expert in economic policy from a conservative research institute, "Heritage Foundation".

The call of the chicken to write in the Global Tribe has had resonance. Today we proudly present one of the students in my Spanish classes: Paola Castellani who gives us a very interesting views on a controversial topic that we have tried a couple of previous post: the American Dream. Enjoy!

Discussion

The American dream is a very situated in a historical and social context very precise. At the beginning of last century, during periods when the immigration law was very relaxed, and when it was not necessary to have 3 university graduates to work as a professional, the American dream did exist.

Speaking of the American dream for me today is anachronistic. In the past 100 years, laws have gradually become more restrictive - except during special - and now become even more restrictive. The education level required is higher now than before, it is not easy as it then get a high social position with no education.

American marketing is well known to be strategic and convince the myth of the American dream is not anything but propaganda effective in attracting people to come to this country, and work at low pay (compared to workers gringos, but higher than in the worker's home country). I think of this concept is due to the distribution of 'success stories' for over 50 years, which were a rare example of what could happen.

Central American region is considered the poorest. The food crisis and shortages of products, accompanied by violence and drug trafficking are scourges that characterize the area, which borders Mexico, which seems to be divided in two: on the one hand clinging to the U.S. to develop and the other, to Central America, with whom he shared traditions.

On the southern border of Mexico is said to be where everything happens, but we all pretend that nothing happens. To illustrate this, the migration of women from Central America to the southern border, as Mexico to the north, is marked by human trafficking, which involved authorities and gangs?

The figures do not exist and some studies only allow unknown hovering over the face and evil of mankind. Although each country has its rules, the origin of migration is poverty. Migrating is the last action before the crisis, is the last frontier of hope.

Like the Mexicans in the U.S., Honduran and Guatemalan in Mexico and Nicaragua in Costa Rica, the boundaries become nightmares hopes. But for Central Mexico is the narrowest part of the funnel. Many or almost all American women crossing the border illegally subjected to sexual violence in its long journey to the U.S.

According to sources, over the past five years have died or disappeared at least 5 000 Salvadorans and more than half a ...