Amadou Diallo was returning to his residence when he met his fate. Diallo, just like many others, had gone to America in search of greener pastures as the opportunities available to stay in their home countries were minimal. Young people saw America and Europe as places of endless opportunities such as work and school. Once in America, all blacks were categorized into one group, Diawara, (9) in the introduction. This led to the shooting of Amadou Diallo, falsely believed by police to be a black American. Diawara's report on the “Homeboy Cosmopolitan” tragedy had no newspaper willing to publish it, Diawara (8) in the introduction. The death of Amadou Diallo shows the mistreatment of African Americans and describes the negative effects related to opportunities in America, where the dreamland, Diawara, was supposed to be (9) in the introduction. Diallo's death was not the only incident in which members of the New York Police Department treated an immigrant unfairly. A Haitian-American named Abner Louima was mercilessly raped, Diawara, (9) in