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i.e in this case, the following does not apply: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your tee
by jgalt212 11y ago
i.e in this case, the following does not apply:
“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:
I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”
- Crito 11y agoWords of a late 19th century poet. The way people quote it, you'd think it was straight out of the Constitution or Declaration of Independence or something. The fact that the poem was written after the Chinese Exclusion Act was written makes it something of a farce, IMHO.
- jgalt212 11y agoThe words stand on their own, but the broad application of those words is certainly an ideal, and not a true reflection of this country's varied immigration policies towards various ethnic groups over its shortish history.