I have heard about the immigrant that came here with nothing, and made it big. I have never met one though. I sometimes think it's another American folk tale.

I have heard about the immigrant that came here with nothing, and made it big. I have never met one though. I sometimes think it's another American folk tale. I'm not talking 30-40 years ago. I'm talking big money, not graduating from a professional school money--bacically med school. It seems in the past just hard work, and maybe different cultural values, could be enough to get ahead here? (I said nothing racist, so please no sanctimonious lashing.)