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| Fury as Trump official says poem on Statue of Liberty refers to 'people from Europe' | |
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| Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, has sparked a new wave of criticism about the promise of US immigration enshrined in the inscription on the Statue of Liberty by saying it was for “people coming from Europe”. | Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, has sparked a new wave of criticism about the promise of US immigration enshrined in the inscription on the Statue of Liberty by saying it was for “people coming from Europe”. |
| Statue of Liberty shown cuffed and arrested by immigration officials in new mural | Statue of Liberty shown cuffed and arrested by immigration officials in new mural |
| The fresh remarks came after Cuccinelli originally triggered outrage by saying that the famous poem on the base of the statue – which starts “Give me your tired, your poor / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” – should be amended to reflect that immigrants coming to America should not use public benefits. | The fresh remarks came after Cuccinelli originally triggered outrage by saying that the famous poem on the base of the statue – which starts “Give me your tired, your poor / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” – should be amended to reflect that immigrants coming to America should not use public benefits. |
| Following those remarks and speaking to CNN, Cuccinelli said the poem was “… of course referring back to people coming from Europe, where they had class-based societies, where people were considered wretched if they weren’t in the right class.” | Following those remarks and speaking to CNN, Cuccinelli said the poem was “… of course referring back to people coming from Europe, where they had class-based societies, where people were considered wretched if they weren’t in the right class.” |
| The possible implication of Cuccinelli’s latest statement – that American immigration is a story only of Europeans coming to the US – drew immediate condemnation on social media. | The possible implication of Cuccinelli’s latest statement – that American immigration is a story only of Europeans coming to the US – drew immediate condemnation on social media. |
| Democratic 2020 candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke tweeted: “This administration finally admitted what we’ve known all along: they think the Statue of Liberty only applies to white people.” | Democratic 2020 candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke tweeted: “This administration finally admitted what we’ve known all along: they think the Statue of Liberty only applies to white people.” |
| Mara Gay, a member of the New York Times editorial board, said Cuccinelli’s statement was “not only disgusting, but factually inaccurate. The Statue of Liberty was created to celebrate emancipation.” | Mara Gay, a member of the New York Times editorial board, said Cuccinelli’s statement was “not only disgusting, but factually inaccurate. The Statue of Liberty was created to celebrate emancipation.” |
| Julia Ioffe, a writer at GQ magazine, pointed out that Italians coming to America had been subjected to racial discrimination. | Julia Ioffe, a writer at GQ magazine, pointed out that Italians coming to America had been subjected to racial discrimination. |
| She wrote: “It’s funny how now all of Europe is OK, but 100 years ago, a man with a name like Cuccinelli was from the ‘wrong’ part of that continent.” | She wrote: “It’s funny how now all of Europe is OK, but 100 years ago, a man with a name like Cuccinelli was from the ‘wrong’ part of that continent.” |
| The dispute started when Cucinelli proposed an amendment to Emma Lazarus’s sonnet inscribed on the statue to read: “Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge.” | The dispute started when Cucinelli proposed an amendment to Emma Lazarus’s sonnet inscribed on the statue to read: “Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge.” |
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