When people speak of the modern American dream, they are speaking of people like Jose Fernandez. They are speaking of people who come here, often risking their own safety in the process, to make a better lives for themselves and for their families. There is a pride that should well within every American when an immigrant or a refugee becomes the greatest version of themselves because of the liberties and freedoms they are allowed here.
Whether they open a small bodega in New York or they become one of the greatest pitchers in Major League Baseball, those who come here and fulfill their potential and live their best lives as a result – they are the most American of all of us.