In 1903 a tablet engraved with a poem by Emma Lazarus, the New Colossus, was placed inside the pedestal underneath the Statue of Liberty. It was placed there because the last verse was a message to potential immigrants and it eloquently stated the then current federal policy that welcomed immigration.
This iconic verse is one that we are all familiar with:
“Give me your tired, your poor; your huddled masses yearning to breathe free; the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me; I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”
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Edward Cohen
In 1903 a tablet engraved with a poem by Emma Lazarus, the New Colossus, was placed inside the pedestal underneath the Statue of Liberty. It was placed there because the last verse was a message to potential immigrants and it eloquently stated the then current federal policy that welcomed immigration.
This iconic verse is one that we are all familiar with:
“Give me your tired, your poor; your huddled masses yearning to breathe free; the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me; I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”
In view of the recent government objective to reduce the number of immigrants and potentially apply standards to those desiring entry into the U.S., should the tablet be removed because it is not true and raises false hopes for potential immigrants?
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