I post this because I find it very sad Americans are unaware of the truths surrounding important concepts of our own historical anchors.

Did you know: The statue of Liberty has more to do with the Abolition of Slavery and nothing to do with immigrants coming to the US for freedom? It was given to the US in 1883. Laboulaye , an ABOLITIONIST (!) wished to commemorate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence as well as celebrate the close relationship between France and America. He was equally moved by the recent ABOLUTION of SLAVERY in the U.S., which furthered America’s ideals of liberty and freedom. Sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi was of like mind with Laboulaye’s cause,

The immigrant meaning confusion exists because of the E. Lazarus' poem which was added in 1903. Our schools / universities need to return to classical education paradigms instead of speculative, subjective conclusions. If we begin with the wrong premise, we end up OUTSIDE of the truth~!