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STATUE OF IMMIGRATION

#987
From: Jack Schmidling
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 02:45
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                STATUE OF IMMIGRATION
 
 
 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 committment 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 everytime 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 SHORE, 
 send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me."
                ........................
 
 We have enough of our own wretched refuse; we don't need 
 anymore.  It's time to take down the help wanted sign.  
 
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Subject: STATUE OF IMMIGRATION
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Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 02:45:02 GMT
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