... has become one of the most diverse countries in the world a melting pot filled with an assorted amount of cultures, religions and traditions. To some that notion may seem frightening or even unreal. Most immigrants consider America to be a utopia, where the streets are paved in gold and life has ... no hardships. As an immigrant I know that these are just myths and fables, they were created to give people of ... impoverished countries hope for a better life with more opportunities. These allegories are not completely false but they lack the facts about the hardships of immigration ... ...

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... hazardous environments some as young as ten. Now In the second portion of the lyrics it refers to the streets as if they were paved with cheese which in human terms would mean that the streets are paved with gold. This could mean one thing that every one in America is rich ... and everyone has job. Which was another false statement most immigrants that came to America had to work in some form of job just to barley feed their family. In ... industry relations reported in 1916 that this salary means "that every penny must be counted, every normal desire stifled, and each basic necessity of...

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