re: Immigration and Christianity

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What is also troublesome is that in the past the US was the land of opportunity; the great melting pot and home of e pluribus unum. Now? Not so much. Some are still doing it the right way and with the right attitude and contributing to our society. Too many have a sense of entitlement instead of gratitude for an opportunity and no desire to assimilate.

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I think you have a lot of truth there. I think there are plenty of people who think they are entitled to something now. Of course every generation says that, and I have to be wary of not being an angry old man even though I'm 40. It's like I hate hearing the American Dream is dead. I still believe it's there if you are willing to work. My parents just celebrated their 50th anniversary. There were four kids though one of us died years ago. For the remaining three, we were all the first in our family to graduate college, and we all have graduate degrees. My parents were farmers on a small farm and worked incredibly hard to provide for us. The American Dream is still there but it has never been given to you. It demands to be taken.