George C. Boldt went from rags to millionaire when millionaire meant something. He was able to outright buy a competing hotel to the one he already owned less than 20 years after coming to America as a dish washer. This was in the late 1800s, before income tax and massive corporations.

In fact, it's believed by many that Boldt's story inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jay Gatsby.

Andrew Carnegie is another notable immigrant who went from near-naught to millionaire.

Or if we're allowed to include Americans, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Ford

As corporations grew and income tax was introduced, it became nearly impossible for someone working a menial job to put enough money away to 'rise up' and join the ranks of the elite. The most recent examples people cite, like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, etc. came from wealth already.

Now, do you want to continue this discussion? If so, I kindly ask you stick to actual facts, and stop trying to insult me and/or inferring I wrote things that I didn't.