Rebecca MorinWASHINGTON – Acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli on Tuesday evening doubled down on his characterization of the famous Emma Lazarus Statue of Liberty sonnet, saying the poem was referring mostly to immigrants coming from Europe.
“Give me your tired, your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge,” he said Tuesday morning during an interview with NPR."That plaque was put on the Statue of Liberty at almost the first time the first public charge law was passed."The actual text of the poem reads: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
"Of course that poem was referring back to people coming from Europe where they had class-based societies, where people were considered wretched if they weren't in the right class," he said. Almost 14 million immigrated to the United States through New York between the late 1800s to the 1920s, and saw the Statue of Liberty as a"welcome," the NPS wrote online, adding"Over time, Liberty emerged as the 'Mother of Exiles,' a symbol of hope to generations of immigrants." The immigrants at the time were mostly coming from Europe.
O'Rourke has repeatedly called Trump racist and has also said he believes the president is a white supremacist, especially since a mass shooting in O'Rourke's hometown of El Paso, Texas, where the alleged shooter was targeting Latinos, according to law enforcement.
I love how liberals seem to forget that when that poem was written and immigrants were flowing through Ellis Island, there were zero social safety nets. Our immigrant ancestors had to stand on their own two feet. Becoming a public charge was literally not an option, unlike today.
The public charge rule has been in law since 1880s along with The New Colossus” poem on the Statue of Liberty written by American Emma Lazarus. The question should be: “why was it stopped from being enforced?”
Ken is revising the words to suit his need. Who does that sound like? realDonaldTrump and his flock of deplorables.
Soo well emphasized back in time early 19th century immigrants came with very little worked their way up in society now immigrants come here and expect handouts by rights it's ridiculously absurd we have citizen homeless getting less than these outsidets
Why would we want to expand the welfare state? We have American citizens that need help. There are job opening signs on every corner. A immigrant with an ounce of ambition will have no problems. Seems fair to us.
My wife’s father needed a sponsor to enter the country. So he wasn’t a burden on the American taxpayers.
The headline of this article is so intellectually bankrupt that it is below even you, USA Today. Fortunately, you didn't parrot it in the tweet you used to publish this garbage article by one of your activists in journalist's clothing.
KenCuccinelli Tempest-Tost: These words do not imply to people who cross the border by FOOT! 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
This has been law for over 120 yrs. Want to be an American-learn American English, have money, take care of yourself and assimilate. MAGA
And Trump complains that he is not being fairly covered by the press. Be a man and own this, realDonaldTrump. We’re waiting.
That poem was added 80 years later. Lady Liberty has NOTHING to do with immigration. She is facing out showing the Light of Liberty to the world.
This is very similar to policies other countries follow, I think it makes sense.
I would add- who want to be Americans.
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History has shown the French wanted to give America a statue of a Former Slave Woman with chains on her feet. But America didn't want that image. The statue is in the London vault. The statue of liberty was originally for the Former Slaves of America😎..
'and who are not douchebags. Cuccinelli, that means you.'
With a name like Cuccinelli what does his parents think. They should probably think if up to their son they would be left on the boat.
What’s his last name again 🤔 sooo let me guess his ancestors was wealthy when they came to America 🙄 freak this is typical of white supremacy anyone who is brown has abuse the system while whites don’t he’s disgusting
😱Waww.....This is without a doubt, one of the most DESPICABLE, ARROGANT, and DEPLORABLE statements I've ever heard coming from this administration!
Disgraceful
Not one day goes by without the daily Trump administration stupidity.
Give me your tax dollars, more and more and more. Change or die.
The SOB
I wonder how Cuccinallis ancestors would feel about his opinion due to the fact that they're not indigenous natives
And we agree with those thoughts. It's time PC America gets in line with common sense and gets onboard.
What goes around comes around. You cannot treat people like this without serious consequences. Let love back in, back into your heart.
Then why for f—s sake are they kicking out people who are f—ing WORKING and paying TAXES?!!!
Any other representations of the Constitution/valid-law being criminally negligent, taxes&due-benefits stealing, CRIMINAL office occupying, & worse...RACKETEERING&CIVIL WAR PRODUCING....INFORM TX.&OHIO'S AGs, AS WELL AS CA'S,IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS...
That was then, now the nation has grown up and we should only choose the best!
...OPPOSING, BUT, IN VIOLATION OF DOUBLE JEOPARDY PROHIBITIONS&MORE..ONLY IF NO DEFAULTS OCCUR&THE MATTER PROGRESSES TO THE INDICTMENT/ACQUITTAL LEVEL DO BIFURCATED SENATE-TRIALS OCCUR-EVER..AS THE 1790-5TH AMENDMENT EXPLICITLY PROVIDED,ART.6 OF 1787&18 OF 1776 WEREN'T CONSIDERED
..AS TO SAY THAT ONE CANT BE CONVICTED&REMOVED FROM OFFICE,UNTIL A 2ND FELONY(OR WORSE)CONVICTION IS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE(INSTEAD OF THE UNANIMOUS,BEYOND DOUBT, VOTE REQUIRING NULLIFICATION PROCESS NEEDED TO REVERSE A GRAND/TRIAL JURY'S VERDICT)IS NOT ONLY EQUAL PROTECTION O..
I believe you're quoting a French statue. LOL
The Constitution CANNOT BE PROPERLY INTERPRETED TO MEAN OTHERWISE,WHERE GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS/OVERSIGHT OCCURS(&DEFAULTS OCCUR THEREIN,BEFORE AN INDICTMENT/ACQUITTAL VOTE IS MADE,AS OCCURRED HEREIN)..AS THE 1ST USStatute-1/24/1857 TO INCLUDE PRESENTMENT&DEFAULT REPROVES..
So,the representation that an IMPEACHMENT-CONVICTION/REMOVAL-FROM-OFFICE(INSTEAD OF AN IMPEACHMENT INDICTMENT THAT MUST BE FULLY-COMPLETED BEFORE FULLY-ENFORCED)...is a fraudulent, CUVIL WAR PRODUCING INACCURACY...WHERE DEFAULTS OCCUR, PERMANENT CONVICTIONS&IMPEACHMENTS OCCUR...
Kick these white nationalists out, and gop appears full of them
Oinker🐷
If,on the other hand,DEFAULTS do occur,after grand jury presentments(mandated by the 1790-5tg Amendment),the matter does not proceed to grand jury votes of indictment/acquittal, UNTIL AFTER THE DEFAULT CONVICTIONS HAVE BEEN ENFORCED(DEFAULTS BEING CONVICTIONS,NOT INDICTMENTS)..
KashmirDeserveFreedom
Where GRAND JURY presentments occur1st/asap,either DEFAULTS thereupon will occur or. NO DEFAULTS WILL OCCUR & VOTES AS TO INDICTMENT/ACQUITTAL OCCUR.ONLY IF A VOTE OF INDICTMENT OCCURS(CIVIL OR CRIMINAL)DOES THE MATTER PROGRESS TO THE BIFURCATED-TRIAL-JURY-LEVEL TO BE 'COMPLETED'
Very true, food stamps don't grow on tress.
‘Immigration official Cussialli...status of liberty poem..’ Let him watch The Titanic again and see how his GParents arrived at Ellis Island,NYC without anything; no passports no visas.. hungry from Potatoes Femine !
You are vermin! Period!
Welp we already allow people to buy their way to citizenship. Anyone who buys s business in the US can be fast tracked.
KEEP IT SIMPLE (IMPEACHMENT)? ACTUALLY,IT'S ALREADY BEEN CRIMINALLY OVERSIMPLIFIED...KEEP IT CAPABLE OF W/STANDING A GRAND JURY AS TO LAW&FACT (AS TAXES FIND FROM THE 1ST CLAIM/AFFIRMATION)...AS THE 1790-5TH-AMENDMENT PROVIDED,IF NOT ALREADY INCLUDED VIA ARTICLE6,ETC....
Everyone knows him as the 'stable genius' realDonaldTrump . He listens to his gut when he does his vetting. With this pick, like many others, he had two Big Macs, a large fry and a diet coke in the process.
Pretty sad Change if you ask me.., this guy is way out there.
Check out our press statement condemning Ken Cuccinelli's racist words yesterday: TrumpIsAWhiteSupremacist cc:
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