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But the increasingly hostile rhetoric over migration may not only put people off coming, but also push away those go-getting New Germans who are already leading successful lives here.

“I don’t know that it matters what kind of mom she is,” she said, noting that the go-getting men of prestige television have not been subject to the same critique.

Denny’s 15-year-old sister, Cissy, a no-nonsense, go-getting “mulish queen,” insists on tagging along and scouring the landscape until her brother is found.

No-nonsense, go-getting Elizabeth leads the way, armed with tradecraft gleaned from her previous secret life and her trusty handbag: “A gun, a pen, some lipstick and a crossword book. Just like the good old days.”

The go-getting entrepreneur had to close her business and was soon spending most of her time on the couch.