Comment by yonaguska
7 hours ago
The statue of liberty poem was never a legally binding immigration policy. Not to detract from your point, which I agree with.
7 hours ago
The statue of liberty poem was never a legally binding immigration policy. Not to detract from your point, which I agree with.
It was marketing that was installed on the statute of liberty in 1903, when the U.S. was already fully developed. It doesn’t reflect the original intent at all.
It was written in 1883, as part of fundraising for the pedestal. It might not reflect precisely the "original intent" of the statue, but it's very much in line with all of the other context.