The above people are who came to America in 1620 and 1776, they are the people called "Your huddled masses." Thank God we have set up a country to help LOSERS become WINNERS.
the country may have been set up that way, but that is not how it is playing out. Now the country is just filling up with losers who never morph into winners.
No you fool they did not think of themselves as "the huddled masses", matter of fact they knew themselves winners and then they went out and proved it. What you quote is part of bit of nonsense from some proto-commie kook, and in no sense represents the sentiments of my ancestors. Face it your bit of moralizing is feckless feel goodism more reminiscent of Clinton than republican virtue.
"Huddled masses" before the giant welfare system was set up are different than "huddled masses" when there is every kind of government handout possible. With previous immigration from Europe a third or more returned to Europe within a short time -- not all could make it here but the Great Society has changed all that. Now we're bringing in the real dregs. Not all are dregs but the dregs are definitely part of what we're seeing coming over. The previous huddled masses were interested in learning the common language of this country because it helped to know English for school and work --- but not any more.