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> I would not call that "make it". Maybe once they own couple of houses or business.

You sound exactly like the snobby kids in the story, judging who can be proud of "making it" and who can't.

Anyone who doesn't own a couple houses or business should feel ashamed for not "making it".

OP argued that US is so great, since it allows immigrants to "make it" by collecting trash. It is exactly this type of smugness, false positivism and immigrant exploitation I hate.

People should not be ashamed for not owning a house. But they should also know that chance to buy a house for unqualified worker in NY is 0.001%. If there is a realistic view of situation in US, they may stay at their home country.

Why attend college at all? By going to college, she's implying that people who haven't gone to college don't have exactly the same opportunities and security as anyone else. She's the real snob.

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