First..sure she was. She's essentially advocating for home schooling. And where are you getting these numbers? Some states get back more then they put in. And who is forcing Catholic schools to teach birth control?
And yeah..people did come here because they had to. Ever hear of the Great potato famine? There were many famines in China. Additionally there were wars, persecution and a great deal many other things. Ever bother to read what it says on the Statue of Liberty?
""Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"
While the US was a miserable place to live, many places in the world were far worse.
And yeah..since the New Deal..the concentration of wealth has gotten far worse. Thanks to Ronnie Reagan and the boys.
There are plenty of places on the planet where there is less "inequality" of wealth. Are there any in particular that you'd really care to live in?
I'm fine right here.
New York is by far the best city in the world.
So while you like to bitch about it, in reality you are just fine and dandy living with the "injustice"?