What does the poem on the statue of liberty mean to you?

If you don't know it, it goes like this

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 flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The 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,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"





Answer :
It was meant to honor the U.S. (from France) for its immigration policies. At that time, we welcomed all to our shores who were seeking freedom from oppression. We had a big country, and not many people compared to today.

However, as nice as it sounds, today we must consider that our country is already teeming with more people than it can rightfully support with jobs etc. Every advancement in technology costs jobs as fewer people are needed to accomplish the same goals. That is why it became necessary to start limiting the number of immigrants that could come in.





Answer :
The Statue of Liberty actually originated based on the Revolution of 1830 in Paris from a Delacroix painting, "Liberty Leading the People". It is the same concept-a struggle for voting rights and freedom from repression.





Answer :
At the time that was written America had yet to be populated. But let's not make the mistake of thinking America has always welcomed legal immigrants. Quite the opposite in many cases. Read the history of the Irish in the USA as one example.