Speaker. one of our finest national monuments stands at the gateway to New York Harbor. The Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of freedom in America and epitomizes the principles of individual liberty and dignity she represents to all the world now for over 80 years. During the years of great Immigration from other less fortunate countries. the statue stood as a beacon welcoming those. rejected by their homelands. who sought refuge and a new life in a country strange to them but full of promise and hope. This week. however. the hope seems gone for one refugee. The Johnson administration. in a case of pure political expediency. has denied entrance to Svetlana Stalin. daughter of the late Russian dictator. On the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty Is carved the famous poem by Emma Lazarus: Thz Nsw CoLossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame With conquering limbs astride from land to land.
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