[muawiyah]

While Emma Lazarus was writing those words ABOUT THE UNITED STATES there were still Mexicans around who could remember burning Jews at the stake.

Emma was Jewish. I'm sure she'd held out for an exception for Mexicans.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

“I’m sure she’d held out for an exception for Mexicans.”

argument from silence. Her real problem was existing Jews in NYC who discriminated against Jewish immigrants.