Poverty was not a big deal for the immigrants. America was founded by poor people. That's the study of what makes this country great. He has a plan. He has a purpose and God wants us to believe.
Pessimism is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
As long as the learning institutions remain pessimistic, there will be no energetic dynamism coming from them to improve our society and our world. We should learn something from this. We should learn that our optimism had better not be rooted in politics. Politics is not a solid foundation for any optimist. And optimism has to come from something more than professional education and intelligence.