1. The most important point is, this is indeed an inspirational success story to many people. While discussing the rest of the points, let us not overlook that.

1. The most important point is, this is indeed an inspirational success story to many people. While discussing the rest of the points, let us not overlook that. Kudos to her. 2. For those asking how she was able to work, while being here: A student can work part-time under OPT program. The catch is, your work needs to be somehow related to the course. 3. Most immigrants I know came to this country with a few dollars. So that is not that rare. However, when an immigrant succeeds, there will be press releases and news stories about that. It is not unique to her case. In some cases, it may be them promoting themselves. In most cases, it is the media running away with an inspiring story (if it is not sufficiently inspiring, don't worry - they will make it so). 4. It is better to see these kind of stories (albeit slightly hyped, dressed up) than those spreading gloom and doom.