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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump official: Statue of Liberty's poem is about Europeans
Source: Associated Press
Trump official: Statue of Libertys poem is about Europeans
By ZEKE MILLER and ASHLEY THOMAS
August 14, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) A top Trump administration official says that the famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty welcoming immigrants into the country is about people coming from Europe and that America is looking to receive migrants who can stand on their own two feet.
The comments on Tuesday from Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, came a day after the Trump administration announced it would seek to deny green cards to migrants who seek Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance. The move, and Cuccinellis defense, prompted an outcry from Democrats and immigration advocates who said the policy would favor wealthier immigrants and disadvantage those from poorer countries in Latin America and Africa.
This administration finally admitted what weve known all along: They think the Statue of Liberty only applies to white people, tweeted former Texas Rep. Beto ORourke, a Democratic presidential candidate.
The administrations proposed policy shift comes as President Donald Trump is leaning more heavily into the restrictive immigration policies that have energized his core supporters and were central to his 2016 victory. He has also spoken disparagingly about immigration from majority black and Hispanic countries, including calling Mexican immigrants rapists and criminals when he launched his 2016 campaign. Last year, he privately branded Central American and African nations as shithole countries and he suggested the U.S. take in more immigrants from European countries like predominantly white Norway.
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By ZEKE MILLER and ASHLEY THOMAS
August 14, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) A top Trump administration official says that the famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty welcoming immigrants into the country is about people coming from Europe and that America is looking to receive migrants who can stand on their own two feet.
The comments on Tuesday from Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, came a day after the Trump administration announced it would seek to deny green cards to migrants who seek Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance. The move, and Cuccinellis defense, prompted an outcry from Democrats and immigration advocates who said the policy would favor wealthier immigrants and disadvantage those from poorer countries in Latin America and Africa.
This administration finally admitted what weve known all along: They think the Statue of Liberty only applies to white people, tweeted former Texas Rep. Beto ORourke, a Democratic presidential candidate.
The administrations proposed policy shift comes as President Donald Trump is leaning more heavily into the restrictive immigration policies that have energized his core supporters and were central to his 2016 victory. He has also spoken disparagingly about immigration from majority black and Hispanic countries, including calling Mexican immigrants rapists and criminals when he launched his 2016 campaign. Last year, he privately branded Central American and African nations as shithole countries and he suggested the U.S. take in more immigrants from European countries like predominantly white Norway.
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Trump official: Statue of Liberty's poem is about Europeans (Original Post)
Eugene
Aug 2019
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Cirque du So-What
(25,998 posts)1. Keep digging, cooch
How could anyone *possibly* see something racist about that?
Maeve
(42,297 posts)2. Nevermind that the Irish, Italians and others were NOT considered 'white' back in the day
Or that many came with little more than the clothes on their backs....
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,290 posts)4. No shit
The willful ignorance of Cuccinelli is amazing.
virgogal
(10,178 posts)8. The Italians and Irish needed sponsors
that guaranteed support,big difference today.
struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)3. Translation: "America is for Aryans"
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)6. I guess there just wasn't enough room on the plaque?
I'm glad Cuccinelli is here to explain to all us dunderheads that the promise of America is reserved only for Europeans. Well, certain Europeans, not all of them.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)7. We reached across the aisle and gave a hand to these fuckers
Fight the enemy, god damn it!
bdamomma
(63,930 posts)9. the filthy repigs won't fight
we need to.