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Why Immigrants Succeed in New Zealand

May 19, 202500:49
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When you come here as a refugee, the
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country is saying, "We'll take you on."
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And so, I think there is a burning
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desire to prove to everyone, I am not a
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burden on this country. I know you gave
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me a shot. I promise you, I will
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contribute. There was a time when my dad
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really wanted to get a degree. He didn't
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need to cuz he was making okay money. He
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was a Tyler and then drove taxis at
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night, but on the weekends would also
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manage a KFC. Oh, three jobs. Yeah. The
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hustle is deep. All the children of
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migrants and refugees listening to this
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will know exactly what I mean. The
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hustle is deep. It's the main reason why
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I work so hard now is because I'm like,
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who are you to not work hard? You know,
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like, how can you not work hard when
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your parents went through that? Your
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uncle went through that. My granddad
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just kind of like mowed lawns and
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trimmed people's trees like a madman
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until he had enough to buy a house. And
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he bought a house.

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