All four of my grandparents were European immigrants. Two came from southern Italy; one from Poland; another from Ireland. They were poor with no skills and little or no education. They became a shoemaker, a baker, a sewer worker, and a full-time mom.
Collectively, they had six children and 12 grandchildren. Three of the children went to college. One became a multimillionaire. He started his own company that today employs hundreds of people. Nine of the 12 grandchildren went to college. Two even have master’s degrees. All are gainfully employed, own their homes, and are working towards putting their own children through college.