How were people in the past able to come to America with literally no money and survive and thrive and some even starting businesses and becoming wealthy? Is that even possible today?
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My father in law was bussed to California from Mexico by a farm owner to work in the farm. He got paid in cash daily, spent some of it on chili cheese fries for dinner and slept on a bench. Did this until he had enough money to buy a car cash (he didn’t know you can buy things on a loan at the time). Then he slept in the car. Eventually he saved up enough to go back home and pick up his gf and move to NY with her. The. He got a job in the city and was able to make rent in the Bronx in the early 90s. Been living paycheck to paycheck ever since, moving to wherever he heard there was work and cheap rent. He still works 6-7 12 hour days a week and only has a 3rd grade education. They lived in some really shitty places but never went hungry.
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