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Immigration and America

Date Submitted: 02/08/2003 05:03:13
Category: / Social Sciences / Language & Speech
Length: 3 pages (791 words)
The statue of liberty has long been a symbol of America's open door to the masses of humanity. Inscribed at the base of the statue are these words: "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" (Lazarus). The fact that we are a melting pot for so many …
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