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Emma Lazarus: The Poet as Politician
Today's immigration system violates the intent of the poet's words engraved on the Statue of Liberty.

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May 5, 2024, 10:36 PM
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They are the best-known lines of poetry on a public monument in America:
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Mos...

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