She says, "Enter my country legally, according to law, and I will be glad to lift my lamp beside the golden door."
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to commemorate our signing of the Declaration of Independence. It has become symbolic of many things but has nothing to do with Immigration law.
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Actually, the Statue of Liberty says in part, " "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!"
We've had well over a century to take that down or cross that out if we don't like it. And as Alicia Silverstone's character "Cher" in the movie "Clueless" pointed out, it's a bit rude to invite people over for dinner, then shut the door in their face.
No where in the inscription does it speak of quotas or paperwork or immigration laws. Are you tired? Poor? Yearning to breathe free? Homeless? Tempest tossed? Then you are invited.
So what does the Statue of Liberty have to do with Immigration laws? Nothing. It's just a lie, the government owned and maintained invitation is not honored.
The statue of liberty welcome millions of immigrants to America and it was the fist thing the saw on there long journey for freedom
It is the symbol of mass immigration to the USA from Europe
It's called "Liberty Island". Ellis island is where customs and immigration was done.
Ellis Island represents immigration, freedom, and America as a whole
The poem welcomes all immigrants into the united states. This was the center for the Immigration Headquarters.
WEll, there is the Empire State Building (but that's not really a STATUE) so a big statue in New York would definitely have to be the famous Statue Of Liberty!! lildancer99<33
Liberty island is home to the Statue Of Liberty.
The poem on the Statue of Liberty represents the moto of America as it pertains to Immigration. The poem tries to illustrate the acceptance and refuge America offers Immigrants that have come to America for a change.
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The statue is also know as "lady liberty" but no other name as such.