From Rags to Renting to Riches
How recent research on European immigration helps us understand the American Dream
I remember reading about immigrants passing through Ellis Island when I was a kid. It was probably in a grade school textbook. I’m sure I watched a documentary or television special about them. We can all imagine it - a Ken Burns type production replete with inspirational music, majestic images of the Statue of Liberty, and a rich-voiced narrator descri…
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