there is a controversy about two things said by republicans this week only to find president barack obama said very similar things. so let s start by the remark by ben carson. that s what america is about. a land of dreams and opportunity. there were other immigrant who s came here in the bottle of slei slave ships, who worked even harder for less. they too had a dream. that one day theirs son, grand daughters, great grandsons, great grand daughters might pursue prosperity. and happiness in this land. life in america was not always easy. it wasn t always easy for new immigrants. certainly wasn t easy for those of african heritage who had not