Trump official: Statue of Liberty poem is about Europeans

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A top Trump administration official says the famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty welcoming immigrants into the country is about “people coming from Europe.'

that have energized his core supporters and were central to his 2016 victory.

Lazarus’ poem, written in 1883 to raise money to construct the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal and cast in bronze beneath the monument in 1903, served as a beacon to millions of immigrants who crossed past as they first entered the U.S. in New York Harbor. It reads, “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.”

A hard-line conservative from Virginia, Cuccinelli was a failed Republican candidate for governor in 2013 after serving as the state’s attorney general. He backed Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas for president in 2016 and for a time was a harsh critic of Trump.

 

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Will there be an exception for migrants who lost their foot from collateral damage in a drone strike? therealsizlingh

Or, in the case of Melania, those women willing to spread their feet behind their ears.

America prefers highly educated Asian immigrants. Let's grant political asylum to Hong Kong protesters.

That’s 🐴 💩 Then why were immigrants raided while working at their jobs - “standing on their own two feet” 😒It’s just plain old racism

Which migrants are meant? Machines? With Trump, mass shooting began to happen 2 times a day and 3 times a week.

Poor is poor. Anywhere in the world. And especially here.

The he should take Trump's hand out of his ass.

Technically that concept has always been at the heart of US immigration policies.

Just like any club that has busted its butt to get where it is, you should earn the right to immigrate here... not just show up. Even our ancestors had to earn their right stay.... WITHOUT govt funding.

Literally?

I support open borders AND denial of government assistance to immigrants. But that's not a problem, because immigrants are already less likely to take government assistance than native born people are.

Many immigrants are not only 'standing on their own two feet', they are holding our society up with honor and dignity supporting the culture doing many different kinds of jobs while they gain education and their kids education to become our doctors, lawyers and more

All of the sudden he sees himself as one of our founding fathers?

So the Americans who are wheelchair bound, are we shipping them to another country cause they are unable to stand on their two feet? Just asking for a friend

Says a guy who’s immigrant ancestors were treated like shit and not considered White. How ironic.

Meanwhile, this dick is standing on two phone books just to reach the podium.

Is he saying that it is an ethnic and racist inscription? Yes it is party true.

Keep grasping at your banned straws...

Send him back!

Pre welfare

Well LAT if you want to get into the history of the Statue of Liberty, it was actually a gift from France! Maybe the French should have put legal immigrants are welcome!

Who cares who it was for, it’s out dated. America is over crowded.

Inscription on the Statue 'welcoming those from abroad', not only from Europe.

Make this clown take a DNA test and publish the results.

People back in the Day came the right way ! They didt break the Law

Whew. Bad. I agree with the law - but it must apply equally to all. And as even Obama promised us, they must all need to learn English, and as Teddy Roosevelt promised us, they must assimilate and become Americans w/ only one allegiance.

That is racist

Lol! Like Trump’s fake German father?

Is it the government opinion or his opinion

Racist White House

This guy's ancestors came over on the boat with pasta balls in their overcoat pockets and one pair of shoes between them and now he's a bigot. Only in America.

original white flight

Wasn't this guy commentating on CNN just a few weeks ago. Wow, Trump hires the best. Impressive. Beto2020

Despite the noble words of the poem... words are different than implementation. In reality it was never y'all come, even in the years that immigrants were predominantly European. Europeans who were thought to become a possible burden on the US were regularly turned away.

USD_Skate the day of the rope. hashtagfagtag

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