That poem was added to the statue 17 years after it's opening, by an American. It has nothing to do with the French, and the statue was not designed to symboliz

That poem was added to the statue 17 years after it's opening, by an American. It has nothing to do with the French, and the statue was not designed to symbolize "immigration" but liberty and enlightenment. Maybe they'll suggest chaining the sign, but they never created it in the first place.