Session #82 · 1951–53

Speech #820230159

The Statue of Liberty. the Goddess of Liberty. ordinarily has her arms reached out to the people across the sea. beckoning and welcoming them to the shores of the United States. saying to them. in the words of Emma Lazarus: Give me your tired. your poor. Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these. the homeless. tempesttost. to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door. But Herblock took the Statue of Liberty. in the light of the immigration bill. and had the Goddess of Liberty literally standing on her head. kicking out one leg. and saying. in that posture. "Stay back. Stay back." In other words. the welcome mat had been turned upside down. Mr.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
HUBERT HUMPHREY
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
MN
Gender
M
Date
—
Speech ID
820230159
Paragraph
#3
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