The Statue of Liberty, A Gift or a Plague

The Statue of Liberty was given to Americans by the French government in 1886 as a token of friendship between the two countries. The statue was to symbolize America’s hard won freedom and liberty.

However, as a result of a propaganda campaign by immigrant lobbyists, most Americans have come to think that the statue represents some sort of inalienable commitment to an open door, immigration policy.

The truth is that in 1926, Emma Lazarus successfully lobbied to get her now famous lines added to the statue. The result is that every time the idea of limiting immigration is brought up, these lines are quoted and the subject dropped as just plain un-American.

Most of us know the first few lines of her poem but when we hear them all, they take on a rather different complexion, particularly in light of the present over-populated and under-skilled society in America today.

“GIVE ME YOUR TIRED, YOUR POOR, YOUR HUDDLED MASSES YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE, THE WRETCHED REFUSE OF YOUR TEEMING SHORES, SEND THESE, THE HOMELESS, TEMPEST-TOSSED TO ME.”

I say, we have enough of our own wretched refuse; we don’t need anymore. It’s time to take down the help wanted sign.

And those are the thoughts of K9ACT