“The American dream is a term often used but also often misunderstood. It's not really about becoming rich or famous. It’s about things much simpler and more fundamental than that” (Marco Rubio). The American Dream was a great term to attract many immigrants to this country, believing that families could start over and achieve their dreams. The idea that one can radically change one's life and become "rich" was very appealing and can be a great incentive to move across the world to further one's education. With the migratory and economic situation and the lack of education that we experience today in the United States, the American dream no longer has the same meaning as it once did. Coming from a family in which I am the first generation born in the United States. In a poll by Sorkin and Thee-Brenan titled “Many Americans Feel the American Dream Is Out of Reach,” there was a disparity in the definition of certain regions of the country. as “rich”. This is very intriguing because not all Americans have the same desire to obtain a horrible amount of money to achieve their “American dream”. For example, in the survey, “22% of the Midwest region thought that citizens earning less than one hundred thousand dollars were considered wealthy” (Sorkin Thee-Brenan). While in the Northeast region, only twenty-six percent believe that up to two hundred thousand dollars per year can be considered rich. This drastic gap between perceptions of what wealth is alone shows the disparity in what the American Dreams mean to different people. In some parts of the country, many may already be earning more than enough to be considered living the dream if they lived in another part of the country. What shows that the dream can still be alive is just in the eyes of the person experiencing the dream. One of the main factors enabling everyone to realize their American dream is the economy and its behavior in the face of climate change.