The Statue Of Liberty Poem: Do Walls Affect Our Freedom?
Do Walls Affect Our Freedom?
Standing at the foot of America’s icon of inclusiveness, tourists from across the United States wonder if the nation’s tradition of welcoming people that were treated poorly from all around the world could handle the risk and fear linked with national terror. The Statue of Liberty Poem, “The New Colossus,” has been a controversial discussion as to the meaning of its words. Many have taken it as inviting too many refugees from all around the world, and many are saying it is meant for those here in this country. The poem’s words are not to be misconstrued; they are as they are written. They are of our freedom and the welcoming of the less fortunate and disabled and those who desire to be free.
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The refugees that make it over here place many of us in fear, causing an alarming number of American citizens to feel that our freedom is no longer existing. Across the nation, Americans are trying to deal with their fears of possible terrorist attacks. With their sympathy for Syrian refugees who themselves are running from violence, war and terror. The debate over the U.S. part in the refugee crisis has played out since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011 that has started the largest refugee protest since World War II. Even are presidential candidate says"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best," he said when he announced his presidential campaign. "They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists." (Chapman).However, the Office of Immigration Statistics reported that of the 188,382 deportations of illegal aliens in 2011, 23 percent had committed criminal traffic offenses (primarily driving under the influence). Congressman Steve King (R-IA) estimates that illegal alien drunk drivers kill 13 Americans every day — that’s a death toll of 4,745 per year. (www.wnd.com/2006/11/39031/#cjEhV0wE8KWZZZ5B.99).The 23 percent criminal traffic offenders figure is only part of the overall picture. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, another 23 percent, more than 43,000 illegal aliens, were convicted of drug offenses. The violent crime category of assault, robbery, sexual assault, and family offenses comes to 12 percent. The non-violent crime grouping of larceny, fraud, and burglary totaled seven percent, and on the list goes — equaling 100 percent of illegal aliens who have been through the criminal justice system and inflicted thousands to millions in cost per alien on the system, for issues having nothing to do with their illegal entry into
Standing at the foot of America’s icon of inclusiveness, tourists from across the United States wonder if the nation’s tradition of welcoming people that were treated poorly from all around the world could handle the risk and fear linked with national terror. The Statue of Liberty Poem, “The New Colossus,” has been a controversial discussion as to the meaning of its words. Many have taken it as inviting too many refugees from all around the world, and many are saying it is meant for those here in this country. The poem’s words are not to be misconstrued; they are as they are written. They are of our freedom and the welcoming of the less fortunate and disabled and those who desire to be free.
The poem says “she …show more content…
The refugees that make it over here place many of us in fear, causing an alarming number of American citizens to feel that our freedom is no longer existing. Across the nation, Americans are trying to deal with their fears of possible terrorist attacks. With their sympathy for Syrian refugees who themselves are running from violence, war and terror. The debate over the U.S. part in the refugee crisis has played out since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011 that has started the largest refugee protest since World War II. Even are presidential candidate says"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best," he said when he announced his presidential campaign. "They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists." (Chapman).However, the Office of Immigration Statistics reported that of the 188,382 deportations of illegal aliens in 2011, 23 percent had committed criminal traffic offenses (primarily driving under the influence). Congressman Steve King (R-IA) estimates that illegal alien drunk drivers kill 13 Americans every day — that’s a death toll of 4,745 per year. (www.wnd.com/2006/11/39031/#cjEhV0wE8KWZZZ5B.99).The 23 percent criminal traffic offenders figure is only part of the overall picture. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, another 23 percent, more than 43,000 illegal aliens, were convicted of drug offenses. The violent crime category of assault, robbery, sexual assault, and family offenses comes to 12 percent. The non-violent crime grouping of larceny, fraud, and burglary totaled seven percent, and on the list goes — equaling 100 percent of illegal aliens who have been through the criminal justice system and inflicted thousands to millions in cost per alien on the system, for issues having nothing to do with their illegal entry into