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Fox News
6 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
This July 4th, here's how my family earned the right to be called ‘Americans'
I was born in India but made in America. My father, a proud Indian naval officer, gave up everything — his career, comfort and country — for a chance at the American Dream. He brought my mother, my brother and me to the United States with just $80 and a belief in the American Dream. My father gave up everything — not to receive assistance or special treatment, but to pursue a future based on freedom and merit. He scrubbed toilets, worked night shifts and shared a home with my grandparents and relatives. My father never complained or requested handouts. He simply sought the opportunity to build a future through hard work and dignity. My family followed the legal process. We filed paperwork, paid the required fees, attended government interviews, passed the citizenship exam and, ultimately, swore an oath of loyalty to the United States of America. That's the American way: not cutting the line or breaking the law but earning your place through sacrifice and assimilation. Today, however, the American Dream is being redefined and undermined by those who treat it as an entitlement rather than an achievement. The modern Democratic Party has turned legal immigration into a punchline, offering citizenship to those who circumvent the law. By blurring the line between legal and illegal, they betray the ideals they claim to uphold. Not all immigrants are the same. Consider Albert Einstein, who fled Nazi persecution and changed the course of science. Elon Musk, who left South Africa, worked his way through school and helped revolutionize technology and space. Madeleine Albright, who escaped communist tyranny and became the first female United States Secretary of State. Each of these individuals earned their place in America through allegiance, contribution and sacrifice. Contrast their legacy with that of Victor Martínez Hernández, who murdered Rachel Morin after multiple illegal entries into the country. Or Sebastian Zapeta Calil, who was accused of setting a woman on fire in a New York subway. Or Lina Maria Orovio Hernandez, who was accused of stealing more than $400,000 in taxpayer-funded benefits and illegally voting in the 2024 election. These are not the same stories, and the law must reflect that reality. Millions of legal immigrants, like my family, followed the rules. We waited, worked and learned English. We assimilated. In contrast, under Democrats' broken border policies, millions entered the United States unlawfully — without documentation, vetting or any intention of becoming Americans in the fullest sense. The threat is greater than most admit. We're facing an invasion of unvetted individuals — many of them fighting-aged men from China, Iran and violent regions of the Middle East. Human traffickers and cartels are ransoming, enslaving and assaulting women and children who trusted them to reach the U.S. Democrats' open-border policies have fueled this black market of terror. This isn't just a failure — it's a national security crisis and a humanitarian disaster. And to those who say, "They're just here to work" — motives don't excuse breaking the law. Desiring a better life is no excuse to break the law. Every illegal entry disregards those who pursued citizenship the right way. Rewarding such behavior — through sanctuary status, government benefits or expedited citizenship — sends a dangerous and deeply unjust message: that laws are optional, and that effort is irrelevant. The consequences are real. Working-class Americans bear the cost — overcrowded hospitals and schools, higher housing prices and declining safety. This isn't compassion; it's injustice. The rhetoric of "equity" has been weaponized to build a new caste system — where legal immigrants and law-abiding citizens are pushed aside, while lawbreakers are elevated and subsidized. This isn't fairness. It's a grab for power. I take pride in my Indian heritage — but I'm even prouder to be an American. Citizenship isn't just a status; it's a sacred commitment to defend the Constitution, uphold the law, and give more than you take. It means standing in line, abiding by the rules, and embracing both the duties and blessings of this country. Because I embraced America, it embraced me. I became a lawyer, media commentator, served in national security and the Ohio Governor's Office, and became Ohio's first female sports agent — all thanks to a legal, merit-based system now under siege. Democrats' open-border policies have fueled this black market of terror. This isn't just a failure — it's a national security crisis and a humanitarian disaster. And to those who say, "They're just here to work" — motives don't excuse breaking the law. Legal immigrants across America are rejecting the left's false promises. In 2016, President Donald Trump won 36% of the legal immigrant vote. By 2024, it rose to 47%. Even CNN can't spin it. Why? Because we're tired of being ignored, disrespected, and erased. We won't stay silent as our story is co-opted. This Independence Day, remember freedom isn't free and neither is citizenship. Both must be earned. To every legal immigrant who followed the law: this country sees you, values you, and needs you. You're not a footnote in America's story. You're its backbone. We won't let that legacy be stolen.
Wall Street Journal
29-06-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
The College Sports Gold Rush Is About to Run Into a Brick Wall
When Ohio State won college football's national championship in January, it was a victory for perseverance, hard work and offensive ingenuity. But it was also a triumph of cold, hard cash.
Daily Mail
26-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Corey and his wife finally bought their dream family home... but it came at a grueling cost that too many Aussies can relate to
A hardworking father has shared the drastic lengths he had to go to in order to buy his first home, revealing he worked two jobs and more than 16 hours a day. Corey Le, 34, and his wife Anna, were working full-time jobs, but had been unable to save for a deposit until they took on extra cleaning tasks, and in just over a year, they saved $60,000 and bought their first property in Pakenham, in regional Victoria. Mr Le was a machine operator while his wife was a factory worker and the couple's combined salary of $100,000 didn't give them the option to save for a deposit while paying $600 a week in rent. He told Daily Mail Australia he quickly realised if he wanted to fulfil his dream of owning his own home for his children to grow up in, he would have to find another source of income. Mr Le decided to start advertising his cleaning services on Facebook and began working extremely long days to fit his new business around his existing factory job. He began his day at 3.30am for a commercial client, headed to the factory, and then completed cleaning jobs in the evening. Mr Le said he was grateful to get 'very busy, very quickly', but this meant that sometimes he would work from 3:30am until 10pm, completing eight-hour end-of-lease cleans after working in the factory. 'It's crazy, but I didn't know what else I could do I couldn't say no because then I'd lose that work so I kept going and then we got heaps of work,' he said. Mr Le then turned to Airtasker, crediting the app with 'opening a lot of doors' and helping him to grow in confidence with his business. After establishing a customer base, he and his wife set up their own business, Sparkling Clean. For the first time in his life, Mr Le was able to consistently save money each month and in just over a year he'd racked up $60,000. The father purchased his first home in regional Victoria for $547,000, and after months of working over 16 hours a day, both he and his wife quit their factory jobs. 'I could've quit earlier because I knew how good the cleaning was going, but if I didn't have a consistent income it would have made it harder to buy a house,' Mr Le said. The father said he's now looking to pay off his house and one day purchase a bigger family home for his 14-year-old stepdaughter and four-year-old son. When asked if he ever imagined being in this financial position last year, he said: 'No way, not a chance.' 'But, now I have a small team that help me out and I feel like I've turned the cleaning jobs me and my wife were doing into a really good business, which we're actually enjoying,' he said. Mr Le said it's really hard for families to find a way to buy their first home, and unless you have a 'really high-paying job it's impossible'. 'Rent, food and childcare is so expensive,' he stressed. 'I never would have been able to buy my home without two jobs.' The average price of a home in Australia has hit $1million for the first time. Alarming figures also showed new buyers needed to earn more than $170,000 a year to afford the repayments on an average house in Australia's five major capitals.
Yahoo
22-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Eugenio Suárez's solo home run (25)
Kickin' it with the Switchbacks: Highlighting the hard work of the Operations Team It's no easy task to keep an 8,000-seat stadium clean and ready for guests. But at Weidner Field, a very small army accepts that task with pride.
Telegraph
16-06-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
Young Britons are swapping hard work for handouts
Young people aren't idiots. Hard work doesn't, as they've realised, lead to guaranteed success. Just 16pc of the students who have been polled by charity The 93% Club believe that it's the hardest working or most talented who land the top jobs. Most – 72pc – instead believe career success simply boils down to who you know. Why slog away, many will conclude, if hard work gets you nowhere. Most have already clocked that the old way of doing things – work hard, buy a house – is a distant memory. Almost half a million more young people are living at home with their parents than they were two decades ago. So in many ways it's understandable that so many enter adulthood feeling 'meh' about working life, with almost a million -year-olds neither working, training nor studying. They might be unfairly perceived as entitled, overly fragile and eager to waste money on avocado and lattes. But with wages stagnant, job vacancies falling and cost of living high – it's no wonder so many have concluded that hard work only pays off for the very privileged or very lucky. All fair enough, especially for those whose education and early careers were upended by Covid lockdowns. But now it's time for young Britons to stop moping and move on. Every generation has had its challenges, so this surrendering of any ambition is getting boring. Older generations didn't stroll out of school and go straight into home ownership. There were often gruelling factory jobs from the age of 15, minimal holidays and poor living conditions to get through first. Hard work was always part of the deal. Working hard at the start of a career has until recently been considered a given, but now it's almost fashionable among young workers to be seen doing the bare minimum. Social media users are live-quitting their jobs on TikTok or dishing out advice on how to get away with doing as little as possible in a nine-to-five. Hospitality businesses which typically rely on young staff are struggling to hire those who just want to work from home, while the Lords have been told that unemployed youngsters 'on the internet 24 hours a day' now don't want to get out of bed for a salary of less than £40,000. If young people seemed happy with all of this, then why not – older generations certainly have a thing or two to learn about work-life balance and putting any career stress into perspective. Nobody looks back on their life wishing they spent more time in the office and less time with their children, for example. But rates of depression and anxiety among young people have been soaring in recent years, suggesting that rising unemployment or a deliberate lack of ambition isn't leaving anyone with a spring in their step. For many, this deliberate tapping out of adulthood won't feel like real freedom at all. But young Britons aren't exactly flushed with choice. Last week we learnt that 274,000 jobs have been lost over the last 12 months. The Government is determined to change that, and is urging businesses such as care home operators to train up unemployed Britons instead of recruiting from overseas. In reality, nothing will shift while hard work is considered a failure. Geoff Butcher, who runs several care homes in the Midlands, told my colleague last month that most UK job applicants never turn up for interviews, while the few who do end up failing probation or quitting in the first three months. 'The majority of them just find it too hard work,' he said, adding that the benefit system is a large part of the problem; 'It's a way of life, kind of bumping along the bottom'. Many British workers simply don't fancy these demanding roles. But the state cannot step in and give everyone a friction-free life, and nor should it. While the reasons for some young people wanting to snub hard work are understandable to an extent, giving in to a life of idleness can lead to depression, loneliness or – as former Tory chancellor Lord Hammond recently put it – a drift towards entitlement which can become hard to shake. 'The modern welfare state has turned from a culture of mutual self-help to a world that is based on rights,' he told The Telegraph recently. ''It's my right to be protected by the state.' 'It's my right to be fed and housed and clothed and provided for with healthcare and everything else, regardless of whether I contribute or not.' That's a very different cultural approach to the challenge of the balance of the state versus the individual's responsibility.' Yet it's a hard cycle to break out of. Those who have been out of work can lose confidence about going back. Hard work has become part of the culture war narrative, with Nigel Farage recently claiming that Reform voters are 'alarm clock' people who are up early and working hard. In reality, underneath the apparent lack of ambition and apathy towards work, most young adults would like to be an 'alarm clock' person with somewhere to be. They just might need some extra help realising that.
