Believe it or not, back in the day, before the cheetos and he went off the meds . . .
Glenn Beck had a great take on the history of the poem and ties to the statue, and it was NOT about moochers coming to go on the dole.
The idea was that the countries of Europe were CAUSING folks to be tired, poor, huddled masses. Those who worked and strived for a better life were being crushed under tyranny.
Holding the lamp beside the golden door was an appeal to the world, to LOOK HERE, THIS IS HOW IT CAN BE FOR ALL OF YOU TOO. This is the model to follow. Do it our way.
Children Being 'Rented' To Help Migrants Claim Asylum and Hefty SS Checks
IJR ^ | 7/14/2019 | Houston Keene / FR Posted on 7/14/2019, 8:59:55 PM by Its All Over Except ...
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) explained how migrant children are being “rented” to help other migrants claim asylum when attempting to cross into the U.S. over the southern border. Graham said migrants have been “renting” their children so that others can claim asylum in the U.S. and his claim that 30% of families apprehended while attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border are not really related. Graham responded by saying that officials at the border have started a “pilot program” where they are testing the DNA of migrant family units at the border and that he was told of “about 60 children” who were being “recycled” at the border to allow more people to claim asylum. “They told us about 60 children that were recycled,” said Graham. “They pick the child up in Central America, they bring them to the United States, everybody’s released, and the child goes back to Central America to do it again.” Watch the video here: ... The Senate Judiciary chairman continued on to call the system that has “exploited” children “sick” and “rotten to its core.” He also brought up that “100,000 unaccompanied minors” had been apprehended at the southern border “this year alone.” “This is a sick system. It is rotten to its core. These children have been exploited. We’ve picked up 100,000 unaccompanied minors this year alone. They’re taking this journey, God knows what happens to them on the way, and when they get here 98 percent of them stay and the parents send a note [saying,] “if you want your child to come to America, hire a coyote.” (Excerpt) Read more at ijr.com ...
You are right. I wish others would learn our history.
Yep. You can be poor on a whole lot less money in El Salvador or Somalia. We have more than ample supply of domestically born slackards. We need not be importing any.