Archived Opinion
Who changed words on Statue of Liberty?
To the Editor:
I have recently learned from a D.C. resident that the wording on the base of the Statue of Liberty has been changed. It now reads: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses—any who will undergo a two-year wait, a background check, a blood test, a cavity search, and pay a substantial fee, and provided they are white, Christian, speak fluent English, can climb a wall, and avoid the Border Patrol.” The additional phrases are too long to appear on the statue’s face, so to view them one must go behind it and lift the hem of Lady Liberty’s skirts.
Doug Wingeier
Waynesville
