Popular theories of migration suggest that immigrants are attracted to the US by better wages, opportunities, and the meritocratic idea that anyone can get ahead through hard work - 'the American Dream'. But do immigrants really see the American society as meritocratic?
This repo holds the source code for the ShinyApp that explores what people in the U.S. regard as important for getting ahead in life as reported in the General Social Survey, and how those beliefs differ between immigrants and native-born Americans.