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yonaguskatoday at 12:18 PM1 replyview on HN

The statue of liberty poem was never a legally binding immigration policy. Not to detract from your point, which I agree with.


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rayinertoday at 1:50 PM

It was marketing that was installed on the statute of liberty in 1903, when the U.S. was already fully developed. It doesn’t reflect the original intent at all.

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