Yep, but that "lower quality of life" can be surprisingly good. My father had a friend that was an El Salvadoran immigrant, as a teen in the 80's this guy was a

Yep, but that "lower quality of life" can be surprisingly good. My father had a friend that was an El Salvadoran immigrant, as a teen in the 80's this guy was an illegal farm worker in California. He got his green card, then citizenship, and through all this (teen to adult, to family man with 5 kids) he lived in a trailer park outside Palm Springs, CA. His wealth building method was super basic: he purchased shipping pallets and re-used to wood to create picture frames and bird houses his kids painted in various themes. These items were then sold in the dozens of little knick-knack shops around Palm Springs / Coachella Valley. Little by little he purchased the entire trailer park his family lived, and when my dad met him his family owned a dozen trailer parks near Palm Springs and their 3rd generation has kids at Ivy League schools. They still live in the same trailer park lot, but it is probably nicer than many walled communities, from the actual friendly community aspect this family cultivates.