From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: LOL... Rich Boy Faggot Thinks A Poem Called "The New Colossus" By
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2025 23:25:35 -0800
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-11-07 22:02, AlleyCat wrote:
>
> ... somehow has precedence over United States LAW.
What does the Statue of Liberty and what she stood for lead you to want
to discuss "United States LAW"?
>
> Boy, you are stupid.
>
> =====
>
> On Fri, 7 Nov 2025 21:05:56 -0800, Alan says...
>
> On 2025-11-07 19:43, AlleyCat wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, 7 Nov 2025 11:59:33 -0800, Alan says...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2025-11-06 22:25, AlleyCat wrote:
>>>>>
> Just spotted on I-95 headed to Florida.
>>>>>
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4_LxtuXcAAf93Y?format=jpg&name=medium
>>>
>>>> Just not what she stood for...
>>>
> Freedom.
>>>
> Democracy.
>>>
> Independence.
>>>
>>> We have all that in Spades, rich boy.
>>>
>>> Some day, we might even secede.
>
>> "Give me your LEGAL tired, your LEGAL poor,
>
> Yes.
>
>> Your huddled LEGAL masses yearning to breathe free,
>
> Yes.
>
>> The LEGAL wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
>> Send these, the LEGAL homeless, tempest-tost to me,
>> I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
>
> Yes!
>
>> And in a direct rebuke that's become relevant today:
>
> LEGAL.
>
>> "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!"
>
> LEGAL
>
> Those lines are from a POEM called "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus, an
> American poet and playwright. The poem was written in 1883 and was engraved on
> a bronze plaque inside the Statue of Liberty in 1903.
>
> As for its connection to illegal immigration, the poem and the Statue of
> Liberty have become powerful symbols of hope and freedom for LEGAL immigrants
> seeking a better life in the United States.
>
> However, the poem itself has no direct legal binding to immigration policy.
>
> The poem was intended to symbolize the ideals of freedom, opportunity, and
> welcome to LEGAL immigrants coming to the United States. While it has been
> interpreted as a call to accept and welcome immigrants, it does not have any
> direct legal implications for immigration policy.
>
> In fact, the poem's message is more closely aligned with the ideals of
> compassion, empathy, and inclusivity, rather than with specific laws or
> regulations regarding LEGAL immigration.