Emma Lazarus wrote a very nice poem, but it has nothing whatsoever to do with our immigration law.
Ellis Island is the symbol of immigrants who came to this country legally, and who wished to live as law-abiding Americans. Not wave the Mexican flag and scream anti-American rhetoric in the streets.
quite correct -- if you want to live in America, get American citizenship, then BE American -- all the legals are PROUD of gaining their citizenship and all are extremely good Americans. Not so the illegals.