The Thorn In America’s Side The inscription on the New York’s Statue of Liberty was written by Emma Lazarus and it says, “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-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" Even such a famous American symbol as the Statue of Liberty invites immigrants to our nation. …showed first 75 words of 3708 total…

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