The Cooch opined that “That poem was referring back to people coming from Europe.”
He’s right. The version on the Statue is an expurgation. I remember the original words so clearly from my lit classes.
“Give me your poor, but not really poor like in Asia or Africa or Latin America, but kind of Norway-poor.
“Give me your tired, so they may rest their handsome blonde and ginger heads within our shores.”
“Give me your huddled masses, like those guys who play rugby or Aussie-rule football, if they have at least two major credit cards and a FICO score of at least 750.”
I’m kidding , but Cuccinelli also re-wrote the poem!
Well, at least he’s forthright about being a racist.
