ABSTRACT
It is no mystery that the United States is made up of millions of people from all over the world. No matter what country they come from, those who come to America do so because we are a country founded on freedom and equal opportunity for all. Since 1886, those who have sailed into New York Harbor have been able to gaze at the Statue of Liberty, the ultimate symbol of freedom and democracy. Engraved on the pedestal of the statue is a poem by Emma Lazarus, whose words represent more than just freedom and liberty.*
The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose ame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command e air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. “Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she with silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, e wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I li my lamp beside the golden door!”
