I decided to write this open letter as a heartbroken German citizen who, ever since I was a little child, dreamed of living in the United States. A state of which I heard, would offer me endless opportunities and a bunch of chances to become whatever I wanted and even more. Something that my own home country could not offer me, the way that America promised, even in my deepest wishes. I was so close to actually make my dream true and becoming a part of the American community, as I was already planning to spend a semester abroad next year. But now? All that is left for me to see, is a country that is now being leaded by a man who has basically been constructing his whole campaign on the infamous “wall” or the ban of immigration for Muslims. I am Muslim myself, but even if it wasn’t for my religion, America is no longer the same as I imagined and fantasized as a young child. Wasn’t the American Dream supposed to offer a chance to any men and women to fulfill their dreams of getting from “rags to riches”? Wasn’t the American Dream, and even the whole culture of America as a whole, based on the process of immigration and different people from different cultures bringing together new and fundamental elements? And Isn’t America the product of embracing foreign components?
It seems like everything I thought I had learned in college was wrong. Thank you American citizens, thank you for destroying my illusion.
