Sixteen years after winning a US visa through the diversity lottery, Abdi Nor Iftin, a Somali refugee who once called America "the dreamland," now says the American Dream is "alive, but not well." He lost his job at a refugee resettlement agency this year and his health insurance, reflecting broader unease as the US marks its 250th birthday. Surveys confirm this sentiment: an AP-NORC poll found only a third of the public believes the Dream still exists, while Pew Research shows most Americans think the country's best days are behind it.