Positive Functions of the Undeserving Poor: Uses of the Underclass in America

In the "People Like Us" video I Learned and it was stated,that its against the American principle to belong to a class.I learned that America is a nation of tribes.And tribes can be defined on what we do,how much we make,our goals and aspirations.Class is everywhere,but hard to see.And I believe that this can be proved because in Gans's article,"Positive Functions of the Undeserving Poor: Uses of the Underclass in America",it states that 

poor people involve themselves in activities which threaten their physical safety, for example street crime, or which deviate from important norms claimed to be “mainstream,” such as failing to work, bearing children in adolescence and out of wedlock, and being “dependent” on welfare. In times of high unemployment, illegal and even legal immigrants are added to this list for endangering the job opportunities of native-born Americans.

Now, this argument can be debated because in these activities any individual can involve themselves in.Doesnt matter what class there seen to be stated in.But it can be proven that lower class/poor people are mostly like the one to indulge in these activities.

Another statement that stood out from Ganas's article was "Like many other sociologists, however, I argue that the behavior patterns which concern the more fortunate classes are poverty- related, because they are, and have historically been, associated with poverty."

I agree with this statement.I feel like most of the people who are minorities are living in poverty.Which is history repeating itself back to slavery.I dislike to see homeless people on the streets,sleeping in alley ways,and falling into statistics theory by making themselves make up the percentage of poverty because they have to much pride or are to lazy.