Posts Tagged ‘Emma Lazarus’
YOUR HUDDLED MASSES
In 1883, Emma Lazarus wrote the poem “The New Colossus” to help raise funds for a base for the Statue of Liberty. We all know, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” What to make of those words today? I love the Statue of Liberty. In February 1906, Chaim…
Read MoreAMERICA’S REAL CRISIS
On Tuesday night, Donald Trump offered his pitch on TV that America needs a wall across our Mexican border because we face a grave crisis. The president was right. But not necessarily about the wall. Most Americans agree that the United States has a right to control its border and who may enter the country,…
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