White House Distances Itself From The Poem On The Statue Of Liberty; “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

While being questioned about President Donald Trump’s immigration efforts, White House aide Stephen Miller on Wednesday denied that “The New Colossus,” the poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, had any meaning because it was added after the statue was erected.

During the daily White House press briefing, Miller expanded on a new Senate bill pertaining to immigration reform that would favor English-speaking applicants.

CNN’s Jim Acosta questioned Miller about whether that bill is “keeping with American tradition” and cited the most famous portion of “The New Colossus”: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

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