{"id":23503,"date":"2017-08-02T19:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T19:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=23503"},"modified":"2017-08-02T19:00:03","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T19:00:03","slug":"president-seeks-to-strike-at-heart-of-key-u-s-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=23503","title":{"rendered":"President seeks to strike at heart of key U.S. policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Donald John Trump promised to “put America first.” He also pledged to change U.S. immigration policy, to make it more selective.<\/p>\n

I want to share with you a poem that appears on the pedestal at the foot of the Statue of Liberty.<\/p>\n

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“<\/i>Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,<\/em>
\n With conquering limbs astride from land to land;<\/em>
\n Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand<\/em>
\n A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame<\/em>
\n Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name<\/em>
\n MOTHER<\/small> OF<\/small> EXILES<\/small>. From her beacon-hand<\/em>
\n Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command<\/em>
\n The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she<\/em>
\n With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,<\/em>
\n Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,<\/em>
\n The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.<\/em>
\n Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,<\/em><\/p>\n

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s the “New Colossus,” written by Emma Lazarus. It has served as a guidepost for those seeking entrance into the Land of Opportunity.<\/p>\n

Donald Trump wants to water it down. He is proposing a policy that limits entrance only to those with skills that can be put to good use.<\/p>\n

You know already that I am the grandson of immigrants. They came here near the turn of the 20th century. They hailed from southeastern Europe. They weren’t particularly “skilled,” nor did they possess a lot of formal education. But they came here to forge a new life. They succeeded magnificently.<\/p>\n

Slam the door shut? <\/a><\/p>\n

The president wants to give preference to those who can speak English. Hmmm. Only one of my grandparents had any English skills upon arrival. The rest of them, I guess, were likely to be denied.<\/p>\n

I don’t want this proposal to become law. It is an affront to what we have stood for — as a nation of immigrants.<\/p>\n

Putting “America first” means, in my mind, honoring all of those who choose<\/em> to come here in search of a better life. If they find it in the United States of America, then they have enriched not only themselves and their families, but also the nation they call “home.”<\/p>\n

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