Faith in the American Dream among Hispanics has dropped to its lowest level since 2018, with 48.3% saying the dream is disappearing in 2025. The share who say the dream is dead rose to 21.9%, more than doubling since 2023. The portion who believe the dream remains alive has fallen by more than half since 2018. Economic pressures such as rising living costs, stagnant wages, and financial insecurity are major contributors. Broader social and institutional challenges during the recent political period have further eroded beliefs about attainable prosperity. Younger Latinos remain relatively more optimistic than older cohorts.
For a long time, the American Dream has been a fundamental pillar of immigrant optimism in the United States, especially among Latinos. But after decades of being at the forefront of that dream, it seems that the idea that anyone, regardless of their origin, can achieve success, prosperity, and social mobility through hard work and opportunities in that country is disappearing at a rapid pace.
Results published this month in the 2025 Hispanic Sentiment Study conducted by the Nielsen analytics company between March and April show that faith in this ideal has reached its lowest point since the survey began in 2018, with nearly half of Hispanics saying the dream is disappearing or no longer exists. This decline is due to a combination of economic, social, and institutional factors, especially during Donald Trump's second term.
The death of the American Dream? In 2025, 48.3% of Hispanics said that the American Dream is disappearing. This is a significant increase from 34.9% in 2023 and 30.5% in 2018, indicating an increasingly deep crisis of faith. The number of respondents who feel that the dream is already dead has also increased. That number more than doubled in just two years, from 10.5% in 2023 to 21.9% in 2025.
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