The proposed new RAISE immigration act would change one of the foundations of our nation. It would admit only people who speak English (to what extent is unclear–probably well), have good-paying jobs here already, and won’t (ever?) be on public assistance (deport them if they fall on hard times?). If it’s time to make this immigration change, so be it. But we’ll need to remove the saying on the Statue of Liberty, because it will no longer apply:
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-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
While we’re at it, why not just melt her down and sell her for scrap metal to help take care of the poor who are already American citizens? Why not? After all, it Would be taking care of REAL AMERICANS!
