"Give me your tired, your poor..." (Congress, CNN, independence)

[The Dark Enlightenment]

These are lines from a poem written in 1883, 107 years after the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence. I wonder how many are, like this congressman, so indoctrinated that they actually believe The New Colossus describes "the foundational principle of our country"?

https://twitter.com/RepTimRyan/statu...61491766095875

[armourereric]

They are condemned by their own meme: we don't want those who desire entry that are NOT yearning to be free.

[crone]

A poem on the Statue of Liberty should not be confused with immigration policy.

[Rakin]

How many of the worlds tired and poor can we accept? We have a limited amount of $$.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by crone

A poem on the Statue of Liberty should not be confused with immigration policy.

a poem attached to a statue given to us, w/o stated intent.

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by crone

A poem on the Statue of Liberty should not be confused with immigration policy.

exactly.

[phma]

Looks like the French tried to set us up for failure with a poem they can't abide by in their own country.

France is expected to debate a tougher bill on asylum and immigration in early 2018. Bredin says she’s apprehensive but that the government needs to give a clear message. “People have risked their lives to come here,” she said. “We can’t take everyone – France has its own share of problems, including homelessness … but even if it’s a hard policy, it needs to be clear.”

Refugees still sleeping rough in Paris despite Mac ron’s promises - France 24

[Delahanty]

Only a dumb cluck from CNN would refer to an exerpt of a poem, at the base of a statue erected in 1886, as "a founding principle" of the U.S.

[phantompilot]

We need to scrape that stupid commie (written by a Bolshevik subversive) scribbling off the statue. Its turned it into a Moocher Magnet.

[Taratova]

Give me your tired,your poor, Your welfare cheats, food stamp seekers, leeches, and free loaders. so we can keep the Corrupt democrats in office. I finished it with the truth.